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La Miniature Flamand au temps de la Cour de Bourgogne (1415-1530). Ouvrage publié avec le concours de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettre (Fondation Piot)
by DURRIEU, Paul (1855-1925)
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Bruxelles & Paris,: G. Van Oest et Cie,, 1921.. 80, [iv] pp. Folio (27,5 x 36,5 cm.). Contemporary half green grained morocco; spine with 5 raised bands, gilt lettered, in compartments gilt decorated with floral motive; hand made marbled boards and marbled end-papers; top edges gilt; original printed wrapper bound in; preserved in a matching slipcase. With 103 fine plates in helio-engraving, depicting 153 miniatures. Title printed in red and black. ¶ A superb, and finely bound large paper copy, being one of the 25 copies printed on "papier à la cuve des Papeteries d'Arches". A very fine faultless 'de luxe' copy. Durrieu, “seigneur de l’histoire de l’art médiéval” was one of the greatest illuminated manuscripts specialist, who wrote many standard works in that field.
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- Bookseller
- Sylco bvba livres anciens - antiquarian books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- La Miniature Flamand au temps de la Cour de Bourgogne (1415-1530). Ouvrage publié avec le concours de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettre (Fondation Piot)
- Author
- DURRIEU, Paul (1855-1925)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G. Van Oest et Cie,
- Place of Publication
- Bruxelles & Paris,
- Date Published
- 1921.
- Keywords
- miniatures codicology manuscripts illumination enluminure early book illustration bibliotheque nationale fine printing bibliophile fine bindings icinography
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About Sylco bvba livres anciens - antiquarian books
Fine and rare books in the fields of science, medicine, technology and the applied arts. Old fashioned printed catalogues and lists available on request.A note on binding conservation. All our ancient leather bindings are carefully cleaned with Brecknell's leather soap, and when needed, treated with hydroxypropylcellulose (in the case of dry leather). Finally we protect the leather with \"Cire 213\", the ultimate binding conservation wax developed by the BNF (Bibliothque nationale de France).
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- Folio
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- Raised Band(s)
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