Author: Bousmanne, Bernard; Celine Van Hoorebeeck and Tania Van Hemelryck (editors)
Title: La Librairie Des Ducs de Bourgogne: Manuscrits Conserves a la Bibliotheque Royale de Belgique; Volume I.
Description: Turnhout, Brepols, 2000. Hardcover. Tan illustrated boards with color illustration on front cover, blue and black lettering, 369 pp, bw illustrations. Volume 1 only. Text in French. "Liturgical, ascetic, theological, philosophical and moral texts."-translation from title page. Between 1430 and 1477, one of the most remarkable libraries in Europe was established, that of the Dukes of Burgundy. Under Charles the Bold, it had some 900 manuscripts copied, "translated", "hystoried" and bound by the greatest artists. General presentation and catalog of the manuscripts kept in the Royal Library: material description, comments and bibliography. VG (library stamp on title half page, all other pages very clean) .

Keywords: ; Medieval Manuscripts ; ;


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