Sixteenmo, in signatures of 8 leaves. The work is in two parts; the first has 168 numbered leaves, signatures A to X; the second part has only 32 leaves, signatures A to D. Roman type, double columns, printed in red and black. On the recto of folio 168 of the first part, at the foot, are these words: 'Parisiis excudebat Stephanus Mesviere in ædibus Vindocimis, ex adverso collegii Becodiani.—1550.' And on the last leaf of the second part: 'Cy finent ces presentes Heures a l'usaige de Romme, en latin et en françoys, nouvellement imprimées à Paris, par Estienne Mesviere, demourant a l'hostel de Vendosmes, devant le college de Boncourd.—M. D. L.'
This precious book, of which I know of but one copy, owned by M. Silvestre, author of 'Les Marques Typographiques,' contains many engravings. The principal ones are:
| Folio | 5 recto, Saint John writing his Gospel (signed). |
| 12 recto, Jesus at prayer in the Garden of Olives. | |
| 33 recto, The Angelic Salutation (signed). | |
| 47 verso, The Visitation (signed). | |
| 56 verso, The Nativity of Jesus (signed). | |
| 60 recto, The Annunciation to the Shepherds (signed). | |
| 63 verso, The Adoration of the Magi (signed). | |
| 67 recto, The Presentation in the Temple (signed). | |
| 70 verso, The Flight into Egypt (signed). | |
| 77 recto, The Coronation of the Virgin. | |
| 89 recto, Jesus on the Cross. | |
| 93 verso, The Descent of the Holy Ghost (signed). | |
| 97 verso, The Penance of David (signed). | |
| 109 verso, Job on the Dunghill. | |
| 168 verso, Death (signed). |
VI. HORÆ IN LAUDEM BEATISSIME VIRGINIS MARIE AD USUM ROMANUM.—Parisiis, apud Thielmannum Kerver. M. D. L.
On the verso of the last leaf: 'Excudebat Parisiis, Thielmannus Kerver, in vico sancti Iacobi, sub signo Cratis.—M. D. L.'
Small octavo of 172 unnumbered leaves; signatures A to X of 8 leaves and Y of 4. Roman type, printed in red and black, with the small borders with birds, etc., used by Mallard in his Hours of 1541.[406]
1551
I. DE SACRIS ECCLESIÆ MINISTERIIS AC BEN[E]FICIIS LIBRI VIII ... AUTHORE FRANCISCO DUARENO JURECONSULTO ET ORDINARIO JURIS CIVILIS DOCTORE IN CIVITATE BITURIG[I].—Lutetiæ, ex typographia Matthæi Davidis, via Amygdalina, ad Veritatis insigne.—1551.