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The Prayer Book of Charles the Bold : a study of a Flemish masterpiece from the Burgundian Court
- Title
- The Prayer Book of Charles the Bold : a study of a Flemish masterpiece from the Burgundian Court / Antoine de Schryver ; English translation by Jessica Berenbeim.
- Author
- Schryver, Antoine de.
- Publication
- Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, [2008], ©2008.
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- Description
- 310 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles; 25 cm.
- Summary
- "In January of 1469 the accounts of Duke Charles the Bold of Burgundy record a payment to the scribe Nicolas Spierinc "for having written ... some prayers for my lord." Seven months later the same accounts record a payment to the illuminator Lievin van Lathem for twenty-five miniatures plus borders and decorated initials in the same manuscript. In this thorough study, the late professor Antoine de Schryver presents a carefully reasoned argument that the documents refer to the exquisite prayer book of Charles the Bold now in the J. Paul Getty Museum. De Schryver's in-depth research opens a window onto the careers of the beloved van Lathem, who served three rulers of the Burgundian Netherlands over forty years, and of Nicolas Spierinc, the most inventive and brilliant scribe of Charles's court. This volume reproduces all of the book's miniatures and some of its elegant calligraphic pages."--BOOK JACKET.
- Series Statement
- Getty Museum monographs on illuminated manuscripts
- Uniform Title
- Gebetbuch Karls des Kühnen. English
- Getty Museum monographs on illuminated manuscripts.
- Alternative Title
- Gebetbuch Karls des Kühnen.
- Subjects
- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Flemish > 15th century
- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval > Flanders
- Catholic Church Prayers and devotions > Illustrations
- Spierinck, Nicolas, active 1455-1499
- Gebetbuch Karls des Kühnen > Illustrations
- Charles, Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 > Art patronage
- Lathem, Lievin van, active 1454-1493
- Prayer books > France > Burgundy > Illustrations
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-310).
- Contents
- Thomas Kern: Preface -- Ch. 1. Getty MS 37: A Prayer Book Created for Charles the Bold -- Ch. 2. The Four Phases of the Prayer Book's Production -- Ch. 3. Lieven Van Lathem's Biography -- Ch. 4. Nicolas Spierinc's Biography -- Ch. 5. The Graphical Decoration of the Text Pages -- Ch. 6. The Miniatures in the Documented Core and the Devotional Diptychs -- Ch. 7. The Style of Lieven Van Lathem's Miniatures -- Ch. 8. The Full Borders of the Documented Core -- Ch. 9. The Illumination of the Little Hours of the Cross -- Ch. 10. Spierinc and Van Lathem's Production Process for the Documented Core -- App. 1. Excerpts from the Accounts of the Treasurer of the Duke of Burgundy for the Year 1469 -- App. 2. Codicological Description and Analysis of the Prayer Book of Charles the Bold -- App. 3. The Supplement Added for a Later Owner of the Manuscript -- App. 4. The Binding -- App. 5. History of the Manuscript.
- ISBN
- 9780892369430
- 0892369434
- LCCN
- 40016063451
- OCLC
- ocn216938539
- 216938539
- SCSB-5443941
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries