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The Isabella breviary.
London, The British Library, 1993. In-4 broché, couv. ill. en coul., 64 pp., très nb. reprod. photogr. en n/b. et en coul. in et h.-t., texte en anglais.
Reference : 602946
ISBN : 9780712302692
Très bon ex. - Frais de port : -France 4,95 € -U.E. 9 € -Monde (z B : 15 €) (z C : 25 €)
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2 book(s) with the same title
Br viaire d'Isabelle la Catholique / The Isabella Breviary / Provenance: Flanders.
Barcelona, M. Moleiro Editor,, 2012 Hardcover, Couverture rigide, jaquette, 345 pages, 290 illustrations en couleur, format : 34 24 cm. Texte en Francais. ISBN 9788496400733.
Le Br viaire d'Isabelle est consid r comme le plus grand tr sor de la British Library. Con u comme le plus luxueux de tous les br viaires flamands, cet extraordinaire manuscrit est un chef-d'?uvre de l'enluminure de la fin du XVe si cle. Chaque page est d cor e avec raffinement par les meilleurs peintres flamands, ce qui en fait une ?uvre d'une beaut et d'un raffinement incomparables.
Isabella Breviary / Add. Ms. 18851 / The British Library, London / Provenance: Flanders.
Barcelona, M. Moleiro Editor,, 2010 Bound in embossed brown leather, housed in a slipcase with gold motifs. 1046 pages, all illuminated throughout. full-colour, Size: 23 16 cm (in slipcase). Condition: Very fine. **** NUMBERED COPY NO. 532 OF A LIMITED FACSIMILE EDITION OF 987 COPIES, ISSUED WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY.**** Added item: Le Br viaire d'Isabelle la Catholique (ISBN 9788496400634), hardcover, 345 pages, illustrated in colour, size: 34 24 cm.
The Isabella Breviary is considered the greatest treasure of the British Library. Conceived as the most luxurious of all Flemish breviaries, this extraordinary manuscript stands as a masterpiece of late 15th-century illumination. Each page is exquisitely decorated by the finest Flemish painters, resulting in a work of incomparable beauty and refinement. Among its most celebrated miniatures including The Nativity, The Adoration of the Magi, and Saint Barbara are several executed by the renowned hand of G rard David. Particular distinction must be given to the Isabella Breviary?s exuberant marginal decoration. It displays a rare combination of modern strewn-flower borders and interwoven acanthus leaves and branches, together with a style that was already uncommon around 1490 blue and gold acanthus scrolls richly adorned with flowers, insects, and birds.
