Les belles heures du Duc de Berry. Introduction by James J. Rorimer, notes by Margaret B. Freeman. book by Duc Du Berry
Language: English
Published by Thames and Hudson
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: West Cove UK, Wellington, United KingdomWest Cove UK
AbeBooks seller since December 16, 2019
Condition: Used - Good
US$ 32.97
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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice older book in good condition. Some tanning wear and marking due to age. Hardcover. English. See images for condition. About the book >.>.> Like the well-known Tr?s Riches Heures also made for the duke and now in the Mus?e Cond? in Chantilly, it is a rich compendium of brilliant small paintings and ranks among the great masterpieces of the Middle Ages. The Duc de Berry, son of King John the Good and brother of Charles V and of Philip the Bold of Burgundy, lived during unsettled times. France was still suffering from the ravages of the Black Death. The invasions and deprivations of the Hundred Years War, in spite of a lull of thirty-five years, had weakened and disrupted the country. Internal rebellion and popular revolt against unendurable taxes created constant ferment. Charles VI's periodic fits of lunacy exposed the crown to contention, and the disunity stemming from the rivalry of the Burgundians and the Armagnacs divided France and contributed to her defeat by the English at Agincourt. (LL).…
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- Les belles heures du Duc de Berry. Introduction by James J. Rorimer, notes by Margaret B. Freeman. book by Duc Du Berry
- Author
- Duc Du Berry
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
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West Cove UK
Wellington, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since December 16, 2019
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