May be an earlier printing. Hardcover in slip case. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Miniatures from MS. 65 in the Bibliotheque of the Musee Conde, Chantilly, by the brothers Jean, Herman, and Pol de Limbourg, under the direction of Pol; the work was completed by Jean Colombe. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

The Tres Riches Heures of Jean, Duke of Berry

Publisher

George Braziller Inc.

Publication Date

2008

Language

English

ISBN 10

080761596X

ISBN 13

9780807615966

Binding

hardcover

Illustrator

Limbourg Brothers

Condition

As New

Weight

59 ounces

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Presented in a beautifully designed Slipcase

The Tres Riches Heures' is the most luxurious and most famous examples of manuscript illumination in late medieval Europe. Commissioned by Jean de Berry in the early years of the 15th century, this masterpiece was executed by the three Limbourg brothers, the greatest miniaturists of the time.

About the Author

Millard Meiss (1904-1975), an American art historian, taught art history at Columbia from 1934 to 1953 and thereafter was professor at Harvard until 1958, when he joined the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, N.J. He edited several leading art journals and wrote articles and books on medieval and Renaissance painting.

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