Sorry Out of Stock de Varie, Simon; Marrow, James H[ commentary] Catalogue No.: k1924
Publisher: | London: Thames and Hudson | Edition: | Facsimile Edition; Published Date: 1994 | Illustrations: | Facsimile colour and b/w plates; folding genealogical table to rear | Dimensions: | 200 x 140 mm (8 x 6 inches) - 96pp. | Appearance: | Maroon illustrated hardback moire silk cover. | Condition: | VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued and in illustrated bburgundy silk slipcase |
Facsimile of The Book of Hours of Simon de Varie (or the Varie Hours) - a French illuminated manuscript book of hours commissioned by the court official Simon de Varie, with miniatures attributed to at least four artists; hand A who may have been a workshop member of the Bedford Master, the anonymous illustrators known as the Master of Jean Rolin II, the Dunois Master and the French miniaturist Jean Fouquet. It was completed in 1455 and consists of 49 large miniatures and dozens of decorative vignettes and painted initials, which total over 80 decorations
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