Lot 130
[BOOKS OF HOURS, facsimile]. Les Petites Hueres de Jean, duc de Berry. 1988. LIMITED EDITION.
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[BOOKS OF HOURS, facsimile]. Les Petites Hueres de Jean, duc de Berry. Lucerne: Faksimile-Verlag Lucerne, 1988.
2 volumes, 8vo. Facsimile throughout. Facsimile volume in full morocco gilt, page edges gilt; essay volume in original quarter morocco gilt; original acrylic slipcase with sliding front panel.
LIMITED EDITION, number 412 of 980 copies. Les Petites Hueres de Jean, duc de Berry is renowned for its ornate miniature decorations and gilt work that was commissioned by John, Duke of Berry. Work began in 1375 but was interrupted by the death of limner Jean Le Noir in 1380. Work was begun anew in 1385 by Jacquemart de Hesdin with the help of new assistants known only as "the pseudo-Jacquemart" and the "Master of Trinity." This high-resolution facsimile was painstakingly reproduced from the original now in Bibliotheque nationale de France.
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