Le recueil des hystoiree troye[n]nes co[ntenant troys liures.

Accession number: 
PML 46897
Author: 
Lefèvre, Raoul, fl. 1460.
Published: 
Imprime a Lyon : Michel topie [et] Jaques here[m]berck, le dixiesme iour doctobre Lan mil quattre cens quattre sings et dix [10 October 1490].
Description: 
[218] leaves : illustrations (woodcuts) ; 30 cm (fol.)
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. Louis M. Rabinowitz, 1955.
Notes: 

Title from half-title page, leaf a1r.
Imprint from colophon, leaf R6v: Finist le recueil des histoires de troyes contenant la genealogie dicelle: emsembles les glorieuses prouesses forces [et] bailla[n]ces de Hercules. Et aussi les trois destructions et reedifications de la dicte cite Faictes tant par ledit preu Hercules comme par les gregois. Imprime a Lyon le dixiesme iour doctobre Lan mil quattre cens quattre sings et dix. Michel topie [et] Jaques here[m]berck. [Printer's mark]
Printed in Topié and Heremberck's types 2:100/101G and 3*:140G.
Signatures: a-b⁸ c-f⁶ 2f⁸ g-i⁸ k-l⁶ m⁸ A-K⁸ L-N⁶ O⁸ P-Q⁶ R⁸: 218 leaves, leaf R8 blank.
Paper format: Chancery folio.
Woodcuts and printed initials.
PML copy leaf dimensions: 28.5 x 19.5 cm.

Binding: 
Contemporary blind-tooled calf over wooden boards (29.5 x 21 cm), sewn on 4 supports, probably bound in Louvain by Ludovicus Ravescot; rebacked with modern tooling and rear cover heavily restored. Modern paper pastedowns and endleaves, with older vellum endleaves; plain endbands. Brass edge pieces and 2 clasps.
Variant Title: 

Recueil des hystoiree troyennes

Inscriptions/Markings: 

Hand decoration: Red paragraph marks and yellow capital strokes. Annotations: Contemporary French marginal notations on textual action, sporadically throughout. Profile drawings and pen trials, with "Sansuous -Rolle-," 16th century (vellum front endleaf verso).

Provenance: 
Bartholomew Chastillon, inscription: "Qui se pu[?]t livre trovera a Bartolomeo Chastillon Le rendera," 15th/16th century (vellum front endleaf recto); unidentified booklabel, gilt monogram on black leather: SSB (front pastedown); Pierpont Morgan Library, gift of Mrs. Louis M. Rabinowitz (Rose Netter Rabinowitz), 1955.
Classification: 
Incunable Collection
Catalog Link: 
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Genres: 
Calf bindings (Binding)
Blind tooled bindings (Binding)
Department: 
Printed Books