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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
Bréviaire 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 Bréviaire d'Isabelle est considéré comme le plus grand trésor de la British Library. Conçu comme le plus luxueux de tous les bréviaires flamands, cet extraordinaire manuscrit est un chef-d'?uvre de l'enluminure de la fin du XVe siècle. Chaque page est décorée avec raffinement par les meilleurs peintres flamands, ce qui en fait une ?uvre d'une beauté 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 Bréviaire 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 Gérard 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.
