Catalogue of single leaves and miniatures from western illuminated manuscripts
1983, First Edition. London : Sotheby's. Good, strong paperback copy; wrappers showing some dust-dulling, creasing and light wear to the edges. Some preliminary leaves show a faint crease at the fore-margin, with some rear leaves creased at the corner. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright and clean. Item #463715
Physical description; 295 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 28 cm. Notes; Day of sale: Monday 25 April 1983. Title continues: "including seventy-seven miniatures from a hitherto unknown English illuminated Apocalypse, York c.1280 ; miniatures by or in the style of Jacquemart de Hesdin, the Luçon Master, the Boucicaut Master, the Bedford Master, the Montauban Master, the Master of the Murano Gradual (? Belbello da Pavia), the Master of the Geneva Bocaccio, Willem Vrelant, Simon Marmion, Maître François, Jean Colombe, the Master of the Burgundian Prelates, Jean Bourdichon, the Dresden Master, the Master of Morgan 85, Gerard Horenhout, Vincenzo Raimondi, Simon Bening, and the Spanish Forger; and hitherto unknown fragments of a fourth-century Psalter commentary and a fifteenth century English motet." "Comprising miniatures from the album assembled for Daniel Burckhardt-Wildt (1752-1819) ... and the collection of the late Esther Rosenbaum ... and other properties" — Cover. Subjects; Sotheby's (Firm) Catalogs. Burckhardt-Wildt, Daniel 1752-1819 Art collections Catalogs. Rosenbaum, Esther Art collections Catalogs. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval Catalogs. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Renaissance Catalogs. Illumination of books and manuscripts Private collections Catalogs. Miniature painting, Medieval Catalogs. Manuscript fragments Catalogs. Art auctions England London 1983 Catalogs. Apocalypse in art. Psalters. Motets 15th century. Jacquemart de Hesdin fl. 1384-1414. Boucicaut Master fl. 1400-1425. Bedford Master fl. 1415-1435. Vrelant, Willem d. 1481. Marmion, Simon 1425-1489. Colombe, Jean 1430-1493. Bourdichon, Jean 1457-1521. Bening, Simon 1483-1561. Spanish Forger 19th-20th century.
Price: €12.95