M. Moleiro / Colombe, Jean - Libro de Horas de Luis de Orleans - 2001

Facsimile of the Book of Hours of Louis of Orléans accompanied by its study volume in a bilingual edition Spanish and English. Published by M. Moleiro.

Facsimile of the Book of Hours of Louis of Orléans. Exact copy of the original kept in the National Library of Russia, dated 1490 (15th century)

232 pages faithfully reproduced from the original, with 90 miniatures with rich marginal ornamentation
Bound in purple velvet with a leather case and gilt edges.
First edition, unique and unrepeatable, limited to 987 numbered copies authenticated notarically. This book is number 349. Published in 2001

The facsimile is accompanied by its corresponding monographic study volume, 289 pages, fully illustrated in color (320 pages), by Ana Domínguez Rodríguez (Complutense University of Madrid) and Carlos Miranda García (PhD in History). Spanish-English bilingual edition.

In this extraordinary Book of Hours we find an Augustinian-type calendar that mentions the year of its creation, 1490. It also contains the Hours of the Virgin, penitential psalms, the Litany, the Office for the Dead, the Hours of the Cross, the Hours of the Holy Spirit, the Hours of the Trinity, prayers, Gospel readings, and the Seven Petitions to the Savior. The mention of Saint Louis, Louis of Orleans’s autograph, the future king Louis XII, and the portrait on folio 11v indicate that the manuscript belonged to him and was probably commissioned by him.

The illumination of this small manuscript, by Jean Colombe and his workshop, is truly exceptional both for its elaborate and richly varied illustrative concept, something rarely found in Books of Hours, and for its sumptuous floral margins. These margins are often divided into sections with grotesques, birds, animals, and various mottoes. The artist possesses a truly uninhibited imagination, with virtuosic technique and complete mastery of formal harmony, achieving a masterpiece.

In addition to the notarized certificate, it will be delivered with the original invoice.

Facsimile dimensions: 22x16 cm
Study book dimensions: 32x24 cm

It will be shipped with professional packaging and tracking code.