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This richly decorated manuscript chronicles an account from the creation of the world up to 138 BCE. It was illuminated by associates of Loyset Liédet and Willem Vrelant, and was completed, likely in Bruges, ca. 1470-80. The book itself is a fine example of secular books that were in demand by aristocratic patrons in the southern Netherlands during the third quarter of the fifteenth century. Along with an expansive decoration program, this world history also features key heraldic evidence. The most current armorial shield that was painted among an abraded surrounding area is that of Adolph of Burgundy, seigneur of Bevres, Vere, and Flissinghe. He was a member of the Order of the Golden Fleece as of 1516, following his father Philip of Burgundy, and his grandfather Anthony of Burgundy ("Grand Bâtard de Bourgogne," illegitimate son of Philip the Good). The decoration and its organization throughout the text embodies principles of hierarchical design and artistic collaboration typical of expansive pictorial programs in this type of secular text. Of particular note are the six large miniatures, one before major text divisions of the chronicle and each spanning across two columns of text. These illustrations are quite imaginative and varied stylistically. There is a visual emphasis on the Trinity as evinced by the frontispiece, which features a Creation cycle in six medallions. Along with the six large illustrations, six major text divisions, and six medallion Creation cycle, this manuscript recalls Augustinian tenets on Trinitarianism linked with the Six Days of Creation, the Six Ages of Man, and the Six Ages of the World.

 

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This manuscript, illustrated with 155 marginal paintings, is one the few surviving “marginal psalters,” in which images provide a pictorial commentary on the Biblical text. Other examples include the Khludov Psalter (ca. 850 CE, Moscow, State Historical Museum, Muz. 129), the Barberini Psalter (ca. 1050 CE, Vat. Barb. Gr. 372), the Theodore Psalter (1066 CE, London, British Library, Add. Ms. 19,352), and a Cyrillic psalter made in Kiev (1397 CE, Saint Petersburg, National Library of Russia, cod. OLDP, F6). The Walters' psalter was apparently copied from the same eleventh-century model as the Saint Petersburg manuscript, as the iconography of the two is very similar.

 

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Penn Libraries call number: MS Codex 1572

 

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Mayan codices in the Regional Museum of Oaxaca (aka the Ex-Convent of Santo Domingo)

This Book of Hours, ca. 1460, was completed for use of Rome and illuminated under the influence, if not the direct participation, of Willem Vrelant. There remain twenty-two extant marginal calendar illustrations, thirteen extant full-page miniatures (many of which are paired with opening suffrages, perhaps suggesting a certain amount of significance to the owner), and one historiated initial. The contemporary binding, signed Livinus Stuaert, is dated 1477 and is most likely of Bruges or Ghent origin. It is thought that the first owner was French due to the French headings throughout and prominent fleur-de-lis figurations decorating the binding. Further, the first owner was likely female, suggested by the ways in which the book was structured to facilitate legibility. This is evinced by the large size of the script and the lack of abbreviations. While much of the text is standard, there remains evidence of personal significance and preference. This is seen in the chosen illuminations for those sections that are most significant to the owner. Most illuminations are paired with the opening page of staple Hours; however, many are accompanied by individual suffrages, constituting a large portion of the beginning of the manuscript. Personal preference is also shown in those sections of text that stray from the standard. The devotional sequence of this manuscript is notable for its sheer length and diversity of prayers as well as its inclusion of a French prayer not of official liturgy (fols. 215r-219v). The first collection of three prayers is headed and written in French. The prayer is attributed to St. Augustine and is described to guarantee a transformation of tribulation into joy through Christ's mercy, but only if the suppliant recites the prayer for thirty consecutive days. While it is not uncommon for evidence of an owner's predilections to surface in a Book of Hours, the particularly divergent features of this book allow readers to glean an intimate view of the patron.

 

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"A raíña facendo entrega do libro ao rei".

Edición Fácsimil do orixinal de 1055. Fondos da Universidade de Santiago. Pazo de Fonseca.

A raíña Sancha de León encargou a monxes, amanuenses e iluminadores, un Libro de Horas como regalo ao seu marido, o rei Fernando I de León.

Feito en vitela, pel de animal recén nacido, adornado con 280 capitais e 3.500 iniciais en vermello e ouro. 226 folios.

This codex reproduces the most important events in the life of the famous Mixtex warrior king 8 Deer, who lived from 1063 to 1115. The codex has 16 pages and is 3.60 meters long. It comes with explanation in English, also in Spanish and German available. US$ 33 plus shipping. You can pay with paypal.

 

Es un códice mixteca, y narra la biografía del famoso rey-guerrero 8 Venado, que vivió de 1063 a 1115. Este códice contiene 16 láminas, mide 3.60 metros. Viene con descripción en Español y Inglés. También disponible en Alemán, si lo desea. Cuesta 560 pesos mexicanos más envío. Puede pagar con paypal o depositar a mi cuenta de HSBC.

 

Dieser Codex zeigt die wichtigsten Ereignisse im Leben des Mixteken-Königs 8 Hirsch Jaguarkralle, der von 1063 bis 1115 lebte. Dieser Codex hat 16 Seiten und ist 3,60 Meter lang. Mit Erklärung in Deutsch, auf Wunsch auch in Englisch und Spanisch. Kostet 33 Euro plus Versand. Bezahlung mit paypal.

 

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Codex Seraphinianus,[1] originally published in 1981, is an illustrated encyclopedia of an imaginary world, created by the Italian artist, architect, and industrial designer Luigi Serafini during thirty months, from 1976 to 1978.[2] The book is approximately 360 pages long (depending on edition), and written in a strange, generally unintelligible alphabet.[3]

 

Originally published in Italy, the book has since been released in several countries.[4]

 

It is believed that this book is in the public domain but this has not been confirmed.

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