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New. 0807609242. Color Illustrations; 8 x 11; 119 pages; Soft cover has gold spine with black lettering. NEW book. Lavishly illustrated with color pictures of illuminated pages. Originally published in 1979, in French, as Translation of: Age d'or de l'enluminure. Commentaries augment 80 plates drawn from Books of Hours, Bibles, and other illuminated-manuscript works produced in Europe during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
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New. Book. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. New York: Norton, 1979. First edition, second printing. 4to. Trade paperback, 119 pp. Glorious full-page color illustrations. The victory of Charles V (1364-1380) against the English, and against his own feudal nobility, marked the beginning of a golden age in the history of book illumination. Around the turn of the 15th century, magnificent examples emerged from scriptoria all over Europe, especially in France, setting new standards for fine illumination, in particular those produced through the patronage of Charles' brother. Jean, Duke of Berry, whose interest in fine books earned him a reputation as the "prince of medieval bibliophiles." This volume, with 40 exquisite color plates, reproduces pages from Jean's treasured volumes, including The Belles Heures, The Grandes Heures, and the jewel of his collection, The Très Riches Heures, together with folios from illuminated secular books. New.
