Captivating Book of Hours from the Golden Age of Miniatures

Published on 28 May 2020, by Claire Papon

Auction on 05 June 2020 - 14:00 (CEST) - Salle 7 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Attributed to the Master of Luçon, this Book of Hours from the Beauvillain Library recalls the golden age of the miniatures during the time of the Duke of Berry.

France, Paris, around 1400-1410. Book of Hours for use in Rome (Hours of the Virgin... Captivating Book of Hours from the Golden Age of Miniatures

France, Paris, around 1400-1410. Book of Hours for use in Rome (Hours of the Virgin and Mass for the Dead) for Pierre Soppite and Marie Deschevert, manuscript in Latin on parchment illuminated with 13 miniatures, 151 leaves.
Estimate: €250,000/350,000

The period of the Duke Jean de Berry (1340-1416) speaks for itself, a time of delicate and shimmering miniatures. These are attributed to the Master of Luçon or the Master of Etienne…

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