DUC De BERRY’S BOOK Of HOURS Illuminated Manuscript ORBIS PICTUS Colour Plates
Item History & Price
VERY GOODCONDITION This sale is for avintage hardback FIRST EDITION entitled “TheDuc De Berry’s Book of Hours, ” by FranzHattinger, illustrated with 19 FULL-PAGE COLOUR plates. It was publishedby Hallwag Ltd., of Berne, Switzerland, for the publisher’s “Orbis PictusSeries” of colour illustrated booklets and appears to be the 1962 (date ofcopyright) FIRST EDITION in this form. The text is in English. Jean De Berry, or John Duke of Berry (1340–1416) is p...rimarily rememberedas a collector of the important illuminated manuscripts and other works of artcommissioned by him. The Book ofHours, created for him by the Limbourg brothers, isthe most famous and possibly the best surviving example of French Gothic lateMedieval illuminated manuscript. In thefirst half of 1416, Jean de Berry and the three Limbourg brothers – all lessthan 30 years old – died, possibly of the plague, and an unidentified worked onthe famous calendar miniatures in the 1440s. The nineteen colour plates in this bookinclude all 12 calendar miniatures (January to December) as wellas The Fall; The Angels’ Message to the Shepherds; The Meetingof the Magi; The Adoration of the Magi; The Coronation of theVirgin; St. Michael Vanquishes the Dragon; and, Christ Tempted bythe Devil. The book measures 7.5inches x 4.8 inches and has 47 pages (including illustrations). The book is ingood neat condition for its age. There are NO inscriptions/book-plates and NOother ink or pencil markings in the book. The binding is very good with noloose or missing pages or colour plates. There is no dust-jacket. A wonderfullyillustrated little vintage FIRST EDITION. COMBINED POSTAGE - ALL BIDDERS: We offer 30% off the totalpostage & packing (‘delivery’) cost for 2 or more items – Please wait for acombined invoice. Please clickon “View Sellers Other Items” towards the top right hand side of this page forother vintage editions. Buyer to pay postage& packing For UK Postage: 2nd Class/Parcels = £1.95;or 1st Class = £2.70 European Union Postage: = 5.45 GB Pounds Rest of the World Postage: Air Mail (Anywhere in the World) = 6.45 GB Pounds Surface Mail (Anywherein the World) = 6.00 GB Pounds Unwinsbooks alwaysobtain a proof of postage receipt from the Royal Mail. Packages over Royal Mail size rules may besent by courier (customer will be informed). Goods will be WELL PACKAGED by Unwins Booksand dispatched once payment has cleared. PAYMENT FOR UKBIDDERS: By Paypal, UK cheque, or postal order. POSTAGE UKBIDDERS: Ifyou require registered post - "sign for" - then this will be an extra£1.10 per package (UKpurchasers only). PAYMENT FOR OVERSEAS BIDDERS: ByPaypal Only. Sorry, but overseas (non UK)personal checks and International Money Orders are NOT accepted due to hugebank charges. POSTAGE OVERSEAS BIDDERS: Please note that Surface Mail is very slow (6to 12 weeks).
