Office Of the Madonna Book of Hours Repro Vatican Lib.
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Office Of the Madonna Inttegral reproduction of the manuscript with double gilding,in it's orginal format (7.8 X 10.5 cm) 474 pages. Edition Limited to 2,900 copies. Dating from the 15th Century, Flanders The Vatican Library lat 10293 Integral reproduction of the manuscript in its orginal format. Comes in a Beautiful box . An atelier, probably established at Burges, specialized in the execution of small book of hours whose borders were decorated with architectural designs. This is the first publication in facsimle of the work of this atelier, the very same w the unknown master who made the famous Breviarium Grimani practiced their art. He also created the most beautiful of the illustrations in this vatican book of hours. Other miniatures and borders are based on models of Simon Marmion of Valenciennes whose contempories called him "the prince of illuminators". At the beginning of this exquisitely decorated book of hours t is a calendar with original representations of the 12 signs of the Zodiac followed by four miniatures of the Evangelists and 15 minatures, each covering a page, illustrating the prayer, "Salve Sancta Facies", prayers of the Cross and of the Spirit, as well as miniatures to accompany Marial masses, other offices of the Madonna, Penitential psalms and the prayer for the dead. The manuscript is preserved in
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