The Prayer Book of Claude de France Facsimile Medieval

The Prayer Book of Claude de France Facsimile MedievalCommentary in English and German. Magnifying glass included. This is how the enthusiastic manuscript expert and Morgan curator Roger S. Wieck describes this charmingly painted manuscript that reached the interest of the public only in 2008 by means of a private donation to the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York. Created around 1517, the Prayer Book of Claude de France is a painted gem, illustrated throughout, one of the most famous manuscripts made for

At first a brand-new toy

and various saints

Prisse first embarked on his explorations in 1836

but these are grouped into chapters with introductory essays that provide context on key moments in the evolution of Renaissance drawing and on the distinct characteristics of different regional schools

is one of the most important in Germany and constitutes the core of the museum’s holdings

Eugene and Clare Thaw Curator at the Morgan Library & Museum

Uncommon Denominator: Nina Katchadourian at the Morgan was published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name

Children’s book author Alexandra S

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and the more sumptuous fare served at royal feasts and Christmas celebrations

his nightmarish scenarios

noted that if he had “to rest his [Gainsborough’s] reputation on one point