Jean Colombe - Libro de Horas de le Peley - Ms. 3901 - 2015
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Facsimile edition of the Latin Book of Hours Libro de Horas de le Peley by Jean Colombe (Ms. 3901), a limited, very good condition, 300-page volume in 13.0 × 9.5 cm, issued by Orbis Mediaevalis with a companion Spanish-language accompanying volume, dating from late 15th century Troyes workshop.
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Sell this beautiful facsimile with a companion volume in Spanish.
They are in very good condition.
The Hours of Guyot Le Peley presents the outstanding art of Jean Colombe, the most important illuminator in France toward the end of the 15th century. On 300 richly decorated pages, a panorama of French book illumination unfolds, impressive both in quantity and in quality. For Guyot Le Peley, a high-ranking citizen of Troyes, Jean Colombe created an artistic masterpiece that was only rediscovered in 2005 during a spectacular auction in London. A true miracle of the history of book illumination!
Each of the 300 pages of the precious manuscript is adorned with beautiful book decorations. The typical components of a Book of Hours – a calendar at the beginning, then excerpts from the Gospels, the Office of the Virgin, psalms, further prayers and religious texts – are illustrated with full-page and even double-page miniatures. For example, the Annunciation is depicted on a double page. Beautiful architectural frames surround these full-page miniatures. Some of the miniatures themselves appear within wide borders that illustrate the text. There is also a multitude of bas-de-page miniatures. Numerous historized initials complete the finished overall impression of the manuscript.
Extent / Format:
300 pages / 13.0 × 9.5 cm
Origin:
France
Date:
Late 15th century
Period:
Late Middle Ages and later
Style:
Gothic
Genre:
Books of Hours / Prayer Books
Language:
Latin
French
Script:
Chancery script
Illumination:
Each page illuminated: a double-page and 13 full-page miniatures with architectural frames, 24 calendar miniatures, 269 smaller miniatures inscribed within borders, 283 bas-de-page miniatures with Old Testament scenes, 3 small miniatures of the Evangelists, 16 historized initials
Content:
Liturgy according to the Troyes and Rome practice
Patron:
Guyot II. Le Peley of Troyes
Artist / School:
Jean Colombe (circa 1430 – circa 1493) and his workshop
Sell this beautiful facsimile with a companion volume in Spanish.
They are in very good condition.
The Hours of Guyot Le Peley presents the outstanding art of Jean Colombe, the most important illuminator in France toward the end of the 15th century. On 300 richly decorated pages, a panorama of French book illumination unfolds, impressive both in quantity and in quality. For Guyot Le Peley, a high-ranking citizen of Troyes, Jean Colombe created an artistic masterpiece that was only rediscovered in 2005 during a spectacular auction in London. A true miracle of the history of book illumination!
Each of the 300 pages of the precious manuscript is adorned with beautiful book decorations. The typical components of a Book of Hours – a calendar at the beginning, then excerpts from the Gospels, the Office of the Virgin, psalms, further prayers and religious texts – are illustrated with full-page and even double-page miniatures. For example, the Annunciation is depicted on a double page. Beautiful architectural frames surround these full-page miniatures. Some of the miniatures themselves appear within wide borders that illustrate the text. There is also a multitude of bas-de-page miniatures. Numerous historized initials complete the finished overall impression of the manuscript.
Extent / Format:
300 pages / 13.0 × 9.5 cm
Origin:
France
Date:
Late 15th century
Period:
Late Middle Ages and later
Style:
Gothic
Genre:
Books of Hours / Prayer Books
Language:
Latin
French
Script:
Chancery script
Illumination:
Each page illuminated: a double-page and 13 full-page miniatures with architectural frames, 24 calendar miniatures, 269 smaller miniatures inscribed within borders, 283 bas-de-page miniatures with Old Testament scenes, 3 small miniatures of the Evangelists, 16 historized initials
Content:
Liturgy according to the Troyes and Rome practice
Patron:
Guyot II. Le Peley of Troyes
Artist / School:
Jean Colombe (circa 1430 – circa 1493) and his workshop
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Religion
Book title
Libro de Horas de le Peley - Ms. 3901
Author/ Illustrator
Jean Colombe
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
2015
Height
13 cm
Edition
Limited edition
Width
9.5 cm
Language
Latin
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Orbis Mediaevalis
Number of pages
300
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