Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry Book by Jean Longnon

Jean Longnon

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Language: English

Published by Thames & Hudson, 1969

0500231192 / 9780500231197

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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Book in 1st class condition. Pages look unused. Hardcover. English. Pub Year 1969. [ CONDITION: VERY GOOD ] Books in this grade are clean, well-preserved copies with bright, clean pages, free from notes, highlighting or underlining within the text. Plates and illustrations, where present, will be bright and vivid. The original dust jacket will be included where issued. Minor imperfections may be present, such as light shelf wear, a previous owner's name or gift inscription, or signs of natural ageing. Some copies may show virtually no signs of use. [ NOTE: This is a standard description of the condition grade. Please use the photographs of the actual book alongside this grading description to assess its individual condition. ] [ ABOUT THE BOOK ] Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry Book by Jean Longnon | Jean Longnon's book considers the calendar illustrations in the Tres Riches Heures, created by the Limbourg brothers. It describes the cycle of full-page images as an especially fitting subject for the painters in their mature years, while noting that its creation would have depended both on their choice and on the approval of their patron, the Duke of Berry. The calendar offered the brothers a wealth of artistic possibilities. | The book also places the Limbourgs' work in relation to Peter Bruegel, described as their artistic heir, whose panels of the Seasons were painted about 150 years later. It considers the exceptional fame of the calendar and the wider cycle, despite the manuscript being kept closed in a library rather than displayed publicly. Long familiar through reproductions, the miniatures are discussed in light of how those reproductions can obscure their subtle light and colour and their precise detail. (OS).…

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Title
Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry Book by Jean Longnon
Author
Jean Longnon
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Publication year
1969
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
Dust Jacket Included
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
0500231192
ISBN 13
9780500231197
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