The Bedford Hours: The Making of a Medieval Masterpiece
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (620 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0712349782 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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"With over 100 stunning color illustrations, this study of the dazzling Bedford Hours is a delight to peruse."
Ivor E. Zetler said attractive illumination book. Eberhard Konig, the author of this attractive book, wrote the commentary for the the Swiss facsimile edition of the Bedford Hours. The price of this limited edition is around $17000! For a much more modest investment, this issue will give the reader a good idea. Beautiful Book - But Needs Figure Number References Erin Harkiewicz I am an enthusiatic amatuer lover of illuminated manuscripts. I found this book to be both lovely and informative. However, it suffers from one serious flaw - the various plates and illustations are not supplied with figure number references. They identify the . JOAO AVELINO MARQUES said Market speculation. If you have no money to see this out of stock book, you can buy it in the german language.It's price is more or less 10/15% of the prices practiced in the speculative second hand market. I'm speaking of a book with the same quality of wonderful illustrations of
Eberhard König’s account of the creation of the Bedford Hours unfolds toward a number of startlingly original and unexpected conclusions, spurred by extraordinary detective work following the smallest of clues, and culminating a strong conjecture as to the identity of the Bedford Master—Haincelin of Haguenau, an artist who became an illuminator to the dauphin Louis de Guyenne, one of the figures most associated with the major illuminated manuscripts in which the Bedford Master had a hand.This remarkable story and the sixty rich color illustrations that accompany it help to make The Bedford Hours an unforgettable account of the