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BARTHOLOMAEUS ANGLICUS (by 1203-1272), Le livre des propriétés des choses , in the French translation of Jean Corbechon, ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM
BARTHOLOMAEUS ANGLICUS (by 1203-1272), Le livre des propriétés des choses , in the French translation of Jean Corbechon, ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM [Paris, c.1390]408 x 305mm. iv paper + 328 + iv paper leaves: 1 8 , 2 6 , 3-40 8 , 41 1 0 , lacking one gathering of 8 between 39 and 40, original foliation in upper right corner of rectos running i -- iii c x and iii c xix -- iii c xxxv, modern pencilled foliation in lower left corner of rectos running 1-328, followed here, catchwords in lower margins of most final versos, 39-42 lines written in two columns in brown and black ink in lettre bâtarde by more than one hand between four verticals and 40-43 horizontals, ruled in grey, justification variable: c.285 x 85-18-85mm, with additional double ruled lines to all sides, chapter headings in red, paragraph marks and two- to three- line initials alternately in blue flourished with red and in red flourished with dark blue, TWENTY-THREE LARGE INITIALS WITH BAR BORDERS to side margin, the initials with staves of red and blue patterned in white with foliate infills on burnished gold grounds linked to bars of burnished gold, some with dragon terminals, leading to stems of ivy and vine leaves in gold, red, blue and white, THIRTY-EIGHT SMALL MINIATURES in burnished gold frames with gold leaves on ink tendrils to side margin, NINETEEN MINIATURES of single-column width in burnished gold frames with gold leaves on ink tendrils to margins, ONE LARGE QUADRIPARTITE MINIATURE WITH FULL BORDER of gold bars to side margins with dragon terminal and stems of gold and coloured leaves above two large initials on burnished gold grounds (lacking one gathering of eight leaves with miniature, early pasted-in vellum replacements with careful imitation of the original texts and text decoration on versos for two miniatures cut from ff.192 and 272, cropped into original foliation on final folios, paper reinforcements to f.1 where there is wear to miniature, some wear to a few other miniatures, some worming to first and last leaves, brown stain to edges of lower outer corner of ff.116-220, some leaves creased). 18th-century French brown mottled calf, spine in eight compartments gilt, red morocco lettering piece with title and label, gilt edges (repaired, crack to upper joint, scuffed). Half red morocco box. PROBABLY THE EARLIEST SURVIVING COPY IN FRENCH, AND THE FINEST IN PRIVATE HANDS, OF ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPENDIA OF MEDIEVAL KNOWLEDGE, ILLUMINATED BY PIERRE REMIET PROVENANCE: 1. The French translation of Bartholomew the Englishman's On the properties of things was made for King Charles V of France in 1372, as detailed in the opening heading on f.1. Production of luxuriously illustrated copies centred on the French court and this volume was made in Paris c. 1390 for such a patron. On f.170v, it was thought helpful to explain that locustes are called sautereaux , in Paris. The contemporary court may be reflected in the presentation miniature, f.1, which follows an established pattern except for the two crowned princes behind the throne of Charles V, who had died in 1380; they perhaps represent his brothers, John, Duke of Berry, and Philip, Duke of Burgundy; his third brother Louis of Anjou died in 1384. The royal fleur de lys appear in several backgrounds. 2. Family of de Beauvoir de Chastellux or Chastelluz of Burgundy: Coullanges Chastelluz Bazarne in large letters, followed by tous freres et amys tesmoins leurs seigns sy dessus mis , then in large letters Chastellux and smaller Et appartient ce p [ rese ] nt livre audit Chastellux p [ ar ] partaige faict avecque des dits freres dessus nomez Chastellux (f.327v); Loys de Chastellux f.338v). The three brothers are Olivier de Beauvoir, seigneur de Coulanges, Louis de Beauvoir, seigneur de Chastellux, and Philippe de Beauvoir, seigneur de Basernes, who touchingly proclaimed their friendship and joint ownership, perhaps in 1520 when their father Philippe died. Philippe, his eldest son, was born in

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 31
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Datum:
07.07.2010
Auktionshaus:
Christie's
7 July 2010, London, King Street
Beschreibung:

BARTHOLOMAEUS ANGLICUS (by 1203-1272), Le livre des propriétés des choses , in the French translation of Jean Corbechon, ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM
BARTHOLOMAEUS ANGLICUS (by 1203-1272), Le livre des propriétés des choses , in the French translation of Jean Corbechon, ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM [Paris, c.1390]408 x 305mm. iv paper + 328 + iv paper leaves: 1 8 , 2 6 , 3-40 8 , 41 1 0 , lacking one gathering of 8 between 39 and 40, original foliation in upper right corner of rectos running i -- iii c x and iii c xix -- iii c xxxv, modern pencilled foliation in lower left corner of rectos running 1-328, followed here, catchwords in lower margins of most final versos, 39-42 lines written in two columns in brown and black ink in lettre bâtarde by more than one hand between four verticals and 40-43 horizontals, ruled in grey, justification variable: c.285 x 85-18-85mm, with additional double ruled lines to all sides, chapter headings in red, paragraph marks and two- to three- line initials alternately in blue flourished with red and in red flourished with dark blue, TWENTY-THREE LARGE INITIALS WITH BAR BORDERS to side margin, the initials with staves of red and blue patterned in white with foliate infills on burnished gold grounds linked to bars of burnished gold, some with dragon terminals, leading to stems of ivy and vine leaves in gold, red, blue and white, THIRTY-EIGHT SMALL MINIATURES in burnished gold frames with gold leaves on ink tendrils to side margin, NINETEEN MINIATURES of single-column width in burnished gold frames with gold leaves on ink tendrils to margins, ONE LARGE QUADRIPARTITE MINIATURE WITH FULL BORDER of gold bars to side margins with dragon terminal and stems of gold and coloured leaves above two large initials on burnished gold grounds (lacking one gathering of eight leaves with miniature, early pasted-in vellum replacements with careful imitation of the original texts and text decoration on versos for two miniatures cut from ff.192 and 272, cropped into original foliation on final folios, paper reinforcements to f.1 where there is wear to miniature, some wear to a few other miniatures, some worming to first and last leaves, brown stain to edges of lower outer corner of ff.116-220, some leaves creased). 18th-century French brown mottled calf, spine in eight compartments gilt, red morocco lettering piece with title and label, gilt edges (repaired, crack to upper joint, scuffed). Half red morocco box. PROBABLY THE EARLIEST SURVIVING COPY IN FRENCH, AND THE FINEST IN PRIVATE HANDS, OF ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPENDIA OF MEDIEVAL KNOWLEDGE, ILLUMINATED BY PIERRE REMIET PROVENANCE: 1. The French translation of Bartholomew the Englishman's On the properties of things was made for King Charles V of France in 1372, as detailed in the opening heading on f.1. Production of luxuriously illustrated copies centred on the French court and this volume was made in Paris c. 1390 for such a patron. On f.170v, it was thought helpful to explain that locustes are called sautereaux , in Paris. The contemporary court may be reflected in the presentation miniature, f.1, which follows an established pattern except for the two crowned princes behind the throne of Charles V, who had died in 1380; they perhaps represent his brothers, John, Duke of Berry, and Philip, Duke of Burgundy; his third brother Louis of Anjou died in 1384. The royal fleur de lys appear in several backgrounds. 2. Family of de Beauvoir de Chastellux or Chastelluz of Burgundy: Coullanges Chastelluz Bazarne in large letters, followed by tous freres et amys tesmoins leurs seigns sy dessus mis , then in large letters Chastellux and smaller Et appartient ce p [ rese ] nt livre audit Chastellux p [ ar ] partaige faict avecque des dits freres dessus nomez Chastellux (f.327v); Loys de Chastellux f.338v). The three brothers are Olivier de Beauvoir, seigneur de Coulanges, Louis de Beauvoir, seigneur de Chastellux, and Philippe de Beauvoir, seigneur de Basernes, who touchingly proclaimed their friendship and joint ownership, perhaps in 1520 when their father Philippe died. Philippe, his eldest son, was born in

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 31
Auktion:
Datum:
07.07.2010
Auktionshaus:
Christie's
7 July 2010, London, King Street
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