AUTHOR: MULTIPLE SCRIBES

LANGUAGE: LATIN, SOME ITALIAN

DATE: 14TH CENTURY

PAGE #: 412

REPRODUCTION DIMENSIONS: 11.25 X 8.75 IN

HISTORY/DESCRIPTION: A BOLDLY ILLUSTRATED DEVOTIONAL WITH 46 FULL PAGE MINIATURES, 160 SMALLER MINIATURES, AND MANY OTHER DRAWINGS, INITIALS, AND MARGINAL DRAWINGS. ITS PROVENANCE WAS UNKNOWN UNTIL THE NINETEENTH CENTURY DUE TO IT BEING IN POSSESSION OF PRIVATE COLLECTORS UNTIL 1904 WHERE IS WAS SOLD AS A PART OF THE COLLECTION OF EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD WHERE IT GAINED ITS NAME. THIS DEVOTIONAL IS NOW OWNED BY YALE.

REPRODUCTION DETAILS: OUR HARDCOVER BOOKS ARE MADE WITH REAL WOOD FOR THE INTERIOR OF THE FRONT AND BACK COVERS AS WELL AS THE SPINE. THE LEATHER IS A 4 OZ COWHIDE, FROM A SMALL SUPPLIER IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE LEATHER IS ADHERED TO THE COVERS WITH GLUE AND MOLDED INTO THE SHAPE AT THE HAND OF OUR LOCAL ARTISANS. THE SIGNATURES/PAGES ARE HANDSEWN USING A LIBRARY BINDING METHOD. THE SEWN BOOK IS BOUND WITH A STRONG ADHESIVE GLUE THAT MAKES THE BINDINGS LAST, ESPECIALLY FOR THE LARGER BOOKS. WE ALSO ADD A THICK MULL CLOTH TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE BINDING, DRYING IN BETWEEN EACH LAYER, A TRADITIONAL WAY TO MAKE THE BINDING STIFF, STRONG, AND RESILIENT FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

NOTE: ALL OF OUR FACSIMILES ARE MADE TO ORDER. PLEASE ALLOW 4-6 WEEKS FOR NOTIFICATION OF SHIPMENT.