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The Prayer Book of Charles the Bold: A Study of a Flemish Masterpiece from the Burgundian Court (Getty Distribution),New
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In January 1469, the accounts of Duke Charles the Bold of Burgundy record a payment to the scribe Nicolas Spierinc for having written some prayers for my lord. Seven months later, the same accounts note a payment to the illuminator Lievin van Lathem for twentyfive miniatures plus borders and decorated initials in the same manuscript. In this seminal study, the late Antoine de Schryver argues that the documents refer to the prayer book of Charles the Bold now in the J. Paul Getty Museum (Ms. 37)one of Charless most splendid commissions from the greatest era of Netherlandish Burgundian book painting.De Schryvers indepth research opens a window onto the careers of Van Lathem family members, who served three rulers of the Burgundian Netherlands over forty years, and Nicolas Spierinc, the most inventive and brilliant scribe of Charless court. This volume reproduces all of the books miniatures and some of its elegant calligraphic pages.
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- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author of this book is Antoine de Schryver, a notable expert in the subject.
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