Auction on
05 June 2020 - 14:00 (CEST) -
Salle 7 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
A chance to savour the exquisite Hours, early printed works and illustrated books contained in this library, part of which is coming up for sale soon at Drouot.
France, Paris, ca.1400-1410, Book of Hours according to the Roman rite (Hours of the Virgin and Office of the Dead), illuminated Latin manuscript on parchment with 13 large miniatures (reproduced: The Annunciation) attributable to the Master of Luçon (Maître d’Étienne Loypeau), working in Paris between 1390 and 1415-1417. Estimate: €250,000/350,000
France, Paris, ca.1400-1410, Book of Hours according to the Roman rite (Hours of the Virgin and Office of the Dead), illuminated Latin manuscript on parchment with 13 large miniatures (reproduced: The Annunciation) attributable to the Master of Luçon (Maître d’Étienne Loypeau), working in Paris between 1390 and 1415-1417. Estimate: €250,000/350,000
Very little is known about Robert Beauvillain. His erudite taste for fine paper, glowing illuminations and gouaches, gold-tooled bindings and refined doublures led the bibliophile to acquire several masterpieces in the history of books, starting with illuminated manuscripts. Royal workshops Medieval society was mostly illiterate: reading and writing were the prerogative of monks and clergymen, and also a symbol of the power of kings and a few princes. This splendour led to the creation of specialised workshops in the various trades involved in producing books. The most famous exponents were established in Paris, such as the Master of Luçon (or Master of Etienne Loypeau). The thirteen large rectangular miniatures dating from c. 1410-1420 in one of the…
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