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Lot Essay
THIS IS THE OPENING PAGE OF SEXT IN THE OFFICE OF THE VIRGIN, WITH THE INITIAL 'D' WITH A DRAGONFLY INSIDE.
A BOOK OF HOURS BY THE MAîTRE DE FRANCE WITH SIMILAR PAGES IS IN BIBLIOTHèQUE DE L'ARSENAL IN PARIS, F. AVRIL AND N. REYNAUD, LES MANUSCRITS à PEINTURES EN FRANCE, EXHIB. CAT., PARIS, BIBLIOTHèQUE NATIONALE DE FRANCE, 1993. THIS MANUSCRIPT, SLIGHTLY SMALLER IN SIZE, SHOWS THE SAME TYPE OF BORDERS DECORATED WITH DELICATE FLOWERS AND INSECTS ON A GOLD GROUND.
MAîTRE CLAUDE DE FRANCE IS A GENERIC NAME FOR A STUDIO OF BOOK ILLUMINATORS ACTIVE IN TOURS IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY. ITS NAME DERIVES FROM TWO SMALL BOOKS EXECUTED FOR CLAUDE DE FRANCE, ELDEST DAUGHTER OF KING LOUIS XII AND ANNE DE BRETAGNE. THESE BOOKS ARE IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS IN NEW YORK AND PARIS. ANOTHER BOOK OF HOURS PAINTED FOR CLAUDE'S SISTER RENéE BY THE MAîTRE DE FRANCE IS IN THE BIBLIOTECA ESTENSE, MODENA. FURTHER BOOKS FROM THIS STUDIO WERE SOLD AT SOTHEBY'S LONDON, 11 DECEMBER 1984, LOT 63 ON 25 JUNE 1985, LOT 104.
A BOOK OF HOURS BY THE MAîTRE DE FRANCE WITH SIMILAR PAGES IS IN BIBLIOTHèQUE DE L'ARSENAL IN PARIS, F. AVRIL AND N. REYNAUD, LES MANUSCRITS à PEINTURES EN FRANCE, EXHIB. CAT., PARIS, BIBLIOTHèQUE NATIONALE DE FRANCE, 1993. THIS MANUSCRIPT, SLIGHTLY SMALLER IN SIZE, SHOWS THE SAME TYPE OF BORDERS DECORATED WITH DELICATE FLOWERS AND INSECTS ON A GOLD GROUND.
MAîTRE CLAUDE DE FRANCE IS A GENERIC NAME FOR A STUDIO OF BOOK ILLUMINATORS ACTIVE IN TOURS IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY. ITS NAME DERIVES FROM TWO SMALL BOOKS EXECUTED FOR CLAUDE DE FRANCE, ELDEST DAUGHTER OF KING LOUIS XII AND ANNE DE BRETAGNE. THESE BOOKS ARE IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS IN NEW YORK AND PARIS. ANOTHER BOOK OF HOURS PAINTED FOR CLAUDE'S SISTER RENéE BY THE MAîTRE DE FRANCE IS IN THE BIBLIOTECA ESTENSE, MODENA. FURTHER BOOKS FROM THIS STUDIO WERE SOLD AT SOTHEBY'S LONDON, 11 DECEMBER 1984, LOT 63 ON 25 JUNE 1985, LOT 104.