Record ID

cp011682

Voet reference number

1770

Museum Plantin-Moretus

c:lvd:1109355, c:lvd:3242869

Uniform title

OFFICIUM BEATAE MARIAE VIRGINIS

Title page transcription

A. Version with copper engraving-illustrations and copper engraving-borders. No copy known.

B. Version with copper engraving-illustrations and woodcut-borders. No copy known C. Version with woodcut-illustrations and woodcut-borders [Within woodcut-border:] OFFICIVM ‖ B. MARIÆ ‖ VIRGINIS, ‖ Nuper reformatum, ‖ ET ‖ PII V. PONT. MAX. IVSSV EDITVM. ‖ V. ‖ ANTVERPIÆ, ‖ Ex officina Christophori Plantini. ‖ M.D.LXXIII.

Collation

8⁰ (195 × 126): A-Z⁸, a-h⁸; pages 1-492, [493-496] (Errors: 10-21, 31-32 not numbered; 59 for 95, 98 ?). All pages within woodcut-border. Printed in black and red

Fingerprint

Number of sheets

Pages

[1]: Title [2]: Blank 3-6: Bull of Pius V on the reformation of the Officium 7: Privilege (Rome, 13 March 1572) 8-[21]: Calendar 22-28: Institutio christiana 29-30: Initium sancti Evangelium secundum Ioannem [31]: illustration [32]: illustration 33-188: Officium Beatae Mariae 189: illustration 190-269: Officium defunctorum 270-277: Psalmi graduales 278: illustration 279-297: Septem Psalmi paenitentiales 297-312: Litaniae; preces; orationes 313: illustration 314-322: Officium signed by Crucis 323: illustration 324-332: Officium S. Spiritus 333-393: Exercitium quotidianum; orationes; Psalmus; Symbolum Athanasii 394: illustration 395-411: Passio Domini…secundum Matthaeum 412: illustration 413-426: Passio Domini…secundum Marcum 427: illustration 428-441: Passio Domini secundum Lucam 442: illustration 443-453: Passio Domini…secundum Ioannem 454: illustration 455-492: Orationes [493-494]: Table (italic type) [495]: illustration [496]: Blank

Edition information

Illustrations

Woodcuts: 1) V. on title-page, 72 × 72: in a circular medallion the Blessed Virgin surrounded by angels with protuding underneath Plantin's compasses and his device 'Labore et Constantia' (monogram of the wood-cutter A. van Leest) 2) 1 illustration, 130 × 70 (Tree of Jesse; monogram of the woodcutter A. Nicolai) on page 31 3) 18 illustrations, 110 × 74, with scenes from the New Testament and the Evangelists, designed by P. van der Borcht (PB) and cut by A. van Leest (AVL), their monograms figuring on most of the illustrations: pages 32 (PB, AVL), 66 (PB, AVL), 90 (PB, AVL), 98 (PB, AVL), 105 (PB, AVL), 112 (PB, AVL), 119 (PB, AVL), 133 (PB, AVL), 189 (PB), 278 (PB, AVL), 313 (PB, AVL), 323 (PB, AVL), 394 (PB, AVL), 412 (PB, AVL),427 (PB, AVL), 442 (PB, AVL), 454 (PB, AVL), [495] (PB, AVL)

Copies

Museum Plantin-Moretus- A 1613

Bodleian Libraries- Douce BB. 158

University Library Tübingen- Gi 230

Bibliographical references

Reulens-de Backer, page 138 (1573, no. 15) Bohatta, II, no. 193 (quotes British Museum and a number of catalogues, but his description - 8, 396 + 70 = 466 pages - does not fit) Bib. catholica Neerlandica impressa, no. 3423

Online bibliographical references

Note 1

This edition was published in three versions as described in Ms. 296, folio 13v: 'In 8⁰ cum fig. et ornamentis aeneis' (= with illustrations and borders in copper engraving) (florins Carolus guilders 8)', 'In 8⁰ cum fig[uris] aeneis et ornamentis ligneis' (= with copper engraving-illustrations and woodcut-borders) (florins Carolus guilders 2), 'In 8⁰ figuris et ornamentis ligneis' (= with woodcut-illustrations and borders) (florins Carolus guilders 1). Only copies in the last version are known.

Note 2

In a letter to de Çayas, 12 January 1573, Plantin affirms that 'las horas in 8⁰ con orlas de madera' will be finished shortly (Corr., III, no. 451, page 275). For some reason, however, only a limited number of copies were shipped to Spain and that as late as 12 November 1573: only 12 'Horȩ in 8⁰ cum vig[nettes] (= borders) et fig[ures] de cuivre', worth 6 florins Carolus guilders 10 stuivers a piece. The shipment included also some copies in de luxe-bindings to be presented to Philip II (5 with copper engravings and 2 with woodcut-illustrations) and de Virbiesca (1 with copper engravings and 2 with copper engraving-illustrations and woodcut-borders) (Arch. 22, folio 23r). The remaining copies must have been sold by Plantin to his regular customers.

Note 3

In Plantin's correspondence in those months mention is often made of 'Heures grandes', but this very likely refers to the in 4⁰ edition of 1573 (see preceding no.).

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