The Rothschild Prayer Book is an acknowledged masterpiece of Renaissance manuscript illumination. Acquired by the Kerry Stokes Collection in 2014, it includes miniatures of unsurpassed beauty and refined execution by the most renowned and sought-after illuminators of the era. This unique book is a must-have for art historians, scholars and lovers of fine art.
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Margaret M. Manion is one of Australia’s pre-eminent art historians, whose scholarship on Medieval and Renaissance art, in particular the art of the illuminated manuscript, is acclaimed internationally. She is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (of which she was Deputy President) and of the Australian College of Education. She was a foundation member for Australia of the Comité International d’Histoire de l’Art, a foundation member of the Società di Storia della Miniatura, Italy ,and served for two terms as Foreign Adviser to the International Center of Medieval Art, New York. In 1996 she joined Christie’s, where she heads the manuscript team with worldwide responsibility for the appraisal, research, cataloguing and marketing of Medieval, Renaissance and earlier Western manuscripts.
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Seller: THE CROSS Art + Books, Sydney, NSW, Australia
30.0 x 24.0cms 64pp colour illusts very good+ hardback with decorated boards (no dustwrapper as issued) Gerard David was one of the Flemish artists who painted the 67 miniatures in Ghent. Anslem Salomon Rothschild bought this book at auction in 1868. Seller Inventory # 20936280
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hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Connecting readers with great books since 1972. Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have condition issues including wear and notes/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! Seller Inventory # S_399561065
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Seller: Woodend Bookshop, Woodend, VIC, Australia
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Manion, Margaret & Sutton, Kay, 2015, , Australian Capital Equity, West Perth, WA. First edition. Fine. No dust jacket as issued, plastic protective over-cover, fine condition printed paper covered hardboards, with gilt title on paper band around book, no inscriptions, clean text, tight binding, 25cm x 30.5cm, 64pp. Seller Inventory # ABE-1710046041061
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Seller: Goulds Book Arcade, Sydney, Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. The cover has a little wear. 64 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Seller Inventory # 177662
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