| The reproduction of the binding shown above can be found on the web pages of Rouillac (click here to see it). This was an exciting find as we have already looked at a few examples of this central fleuron on page 7 and particularly a 1740 example which is of course post Boyet, but not post the workshop of Boyet. |
| In Comparative Diagram 1, we see some very interesting comparissons, the 1740 spine (A) palette is the same as that of (B), while the corners of (B) are the same as those of (C) and these are identical with those of the 1698 Breviarium. Note as well that the satellite decorations of (B) are also the same, which suggests more than just a close relationship. These bindings could be from a very similar period. |
| The reproduction of the binding shown above can also be found on the web pages of Rouillac (click here to see it). Here is a real revelation this binding has the same critical elements found in the 1698 Breviarium and the armories of Soubise, Charles de Rohan, prince de, 1715-1787. These crowned diamonds and hermings are not the same as the crowned fish, it gets more complicated when you start looking at this in depth. At the Numelyo web site they show what they believe to be the armorial stamps of Soubise, Charles de Rohan, prince de, 1715-1787 "Pièces d'armes poussées au dos de la reliure : une macle et une hermine alternée, chacune d'elles surmontée d'une couronne de prince du Saint-Empire (OHR, pl. 2034, fers n° 6 et 7)" (click here to see this page) |
| In Comparative Diagram 2, we see first the numelyo examples (A-1, B-2, (OHR, pl. 2034, fers n° 6 et 7)) then (A-2, B-2) the examples from our binding above and (A-3, B-3) examples from the Sotheby's example below. All of these examples are from spines and probably deformed in one way ot another, so proportion, height or width is not an issue, other differences maybe. The Sotheby's text indictes OHR, pl. 2034, fers n° 6 et 7 and armes de Charles de Rohan. |
| However if you look too far you discover another set of these armories, these are at the web site of la Bibliothèque de l'Institut de France (click here to visit) registered as Notice de la marque n° 605. Below I show the detailed information from this site as well as enlarged copies of their examples that are also found on a binding in the British Library Database of Book bindings, shelfmark 678h10. |
| If we take into account that Charles de Rohan was born on Juy 16th 1715, then you might expect, that a few decades would pass before he was buying books and having them bound with his arms, a date of 1740 would not surprise me. Now all this considered, suggests that Boyets tools were still in use and that certain of these tools are the same ones found on the 1698 Breviarium, we must consider the fact that this Breviarum could have been made as late as 1740, several years after the Master had passed on to the next world. Perhaps this could explain the unusual never been seen before alien pod roulette/palette. On the next page we will look at the Boyet collection of roulettes. |
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