THE BOOK OF HOURS OF LOUIS OF ORLEANS – FACSIMILE, LIMITED EDITION. 90 elegant miniatures and a portrait of the future King of France: A masterpiece by Jean Colombe for Louis of Orléans, the future King Louis XII. Limited edition full facsimile, copy number 0 from only 1000 copies, together with its accompanying commentary. Both volumes housed in a decorated Slip Box. Lovely binding, blind decorated terracotta calf, with three-sided gilt edging. The main volume is in full leather, whereas the commentary volume is quarter leather, with boards matching slip box colour. Facsimile illustrated in colour throughout, and printed in high quality, circa 240 pages. Commentary in German by Sterligow von Andrej. In Very Good Condition. The original of the facsimile manuscript is in the possession of the Saltykow Stschedrin State Public Library in Leningrad. It is stored under the signature Lat. The illumination of the small manuscript is really extraordinary because of its sophisticated image concept, especially in the biblical series of motifs, which are extremely rare in books of hours, as well as because of the magnificent floral decorations on the pages. This item is in the category “Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “jeeves058″ and is located in this country: MT. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Year Printed: 1981
- Modified Item: No
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
- Topic: Christianity, Bibles
- Binding: Leather
- Region: Europe
- Illustrator: Jean Colombe
- Author: Sterligov
- Subject: Religion & Spirituality
- Personalized: no
- Original/Facsimile: Facsimile
- Language: Latin, German
- Character Family: none
- Signed: no
- Publisher: Insel Verlag
- Place of Publication: Frankfurt
- Special Attributes: Illuminated, Limited Edition
