Lot no. 189
Liber Horarum by Gerard David. The prayer book of the Master of Bruges. Facsimile edition of a manuscript from the Biblioteca del Real Monasterio de El Escorial. 2 vols. (facs. and comm.) 15 illus. Torrejón de Ardoz, Testimonio Compañia Editorial S.A., 1998. (facs.) Münster, BibliothecaRara Verlagsgesellschaft, 2003. (comm.) 237 vols. Cl.8°. OLdr. with blind embossed decorations and clasp (facs.) and OBroschur (comm.) together in velvet box. (Cassette very slightly soiled.)
One of 980 copies. - The original manuscript was created for the miniaturist Gerard David by illuminators of the Ghent-Brugger school. The manuscript is considered an important example of Flemish book illumination. The text is in Latin and the commentary volume is in German. - A copy fresh from the press
Facsimile edition of a manuscript from the Biblioteca del Real Monasterio de El Escorial. 2 vols. (facs. and comm.) 15 illus. Origibal leather with blind embossed decorations and clasp (facs.) and paper cover (comm.) together in velvet box. (Cassette very slightly soiled.) - One of 980 copies. - The original manuscript was created for the miniaturist Gerard David by illuminators of the Ghent-Brugger school. The manuscript is considered an important example of Flemish book illumination. The text is in Latin and the commentary volume is in German. - A freshly printed copy.
See original version (German) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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