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Product Identifiers
PublisherAbrams, Inc.
ISBN-100810989573
ISBN-139780810989573
eBay Product ID (ePID)77530865
Product Key Features
Book TitleHours of Catherine of Cleves : Devotion, Demons and Daily Life in the Fifteenth Century
Number of Pages426 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicBook, Europe / Renaissance, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, History / Medieval, Subjects & Themes / Religious, European, Europe / Medieval
Publication Year2010
IllustratorYes
GenreDesign, Art, History
AuthorRob Dückers, Ruud Priem
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height2 in
Item Weight89.5 Oz
Item Length12 in
Item Width9.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2010-284235
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Grade FromEighth Grade
Dewey Decimal745.6/709492
Grade ToCollege Graduate Student
SynopsisIlluminated with spectacular miniatures and borders in glittering gold and splendid colors for Catherine of Cleves, Duchess of Guelders, this stunning manuscript is arguably the most beautiful ever produced in the Northern Netherlands. The craftsmanship of the anonymous artist who created it is visible in every extraordinary detail of the many leaves. This stunning volume is published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name at the Morgan Library in New York .The book presents more than 100 leaves of the manuscript, which contains some of the most beautiful illustrations of the Bible ever made, including important scenes from the Old and New Testaments as well as the Stations of the Cross and portraits of the saints. The text discusses the work's patron, its artist, and the accomplishments of his contemporaries. With exquisite new photography, close-up details, and an in-depth discussion of the manuscript, this is the essential volume on a masterpiece., Illuminated with spectacular miniatures and borders in glittering gold and splendid colors for Catherine of Cleves, Duchess of Guelders, this stunning manuscript is arguably the most beautiful ever produced in the Northern Netherlands. The craftsmanship of the anonymous artist who created it is visible in every extraordinary detail of the many leaves. This stunning volume is published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name at the Morgan Library in New York . The book presents more than 100 leaves of the manuscript, which contains some of the most beautiful illustrations of the Bible ever made, including important scenes from the Old and New Testaments as well as the Stations of the Cross and portraits of the saints. The text discusses the work's patron, its artist, and the accomplishments of his contemporaries. With exquisite new photography, close-up details, and an in-depth discussion of the manuscript, this is the essential volume on a masterpiece.
LC Classification NumberND3363.C3H68 2009
