![[BEAUGRAND, Jean de (fl. 1586-1601]. Manuscipt copy book on paper, oblong 4o (209 x 311 mm). [France, ca 1590-1600]. 22 leaves (versos blank), each with a quatrain written in ink and shadowed in gold, surrounded by calligraphic flourishes, each in ink and gold. (First and last leaves coming loose, some browning, pale staining and slight chipping to edges of some sheets.) Original limp vellum (some staining); morocco folding case. Provenance: with Pierre Beres, cat. 60, ca 1960; acquired from Marlborough Rare Books, 1981.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2013/NYR/2013_NYR_02800_0381_000(beaugrand_jean_de_france_ca_1590-1600_22_leaves_each_with_a_quatrain_w061701).jpg?w=1)
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[BEAUGRAND, Jean de (fl. 1586-1601]. Manuscipt copy book on paper, oblong 4o (209 x 311 mm). [France, ca 1590-1600]. 22 leaves (versos blank), each with a quatrain written in ink and shadowed in gold, surrounded by calligraphic flourishes, each in ink and gold. (First and last leaves coming loose, some browning, pale staining and slight chipping to edges of some sheets.) Original limp vellum (some staining); morocco folding case. Provenance: with Pierre Beres, cat. 60, ca 1960; acquired from Marlborough Rare Books, 1981.
A beautiful calligraphic manuscript that is certainly the work of Jean de Beaugrand, seul escrivain du roy, and author of two writing books, or a member of his immediate circle. Two of the verses are identical, though in different scripts, to examples in the Pepys Library at Cambridge, while the flourishes are very similar. The verses are written in two different scripts and the general effect is enhanced by the combination of black and gold.
A beautiful calligraphic manuscript that is certainly the work of Jean de Beaugrand, seul escrivain du roy, and author of two writing books, or a member of his immediate circle. Two of the verses are identical, though in different scripts, to examples in the Pepys Library at Cambridge, while the flourishes are very similar. The verses are written in two different scripts and the general effect is enhanced by the combination of black and gold.