Illustrated by three different painters, the Hours of Simon de Varie was long thought to be irrevocably dismembered. During the 17th century, it was split into three sections, two went to the Royal Library at The Hague, and one was believed lost until it surfaced in a private collection in 1984, and was then acquired by the J. Paul Getty Museum. A special collaboration between these two institutions has reassembled the lost manuscript, enabling the reader to view the book as it was created. A private, devotional text for a ...
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Illustrated by three different painters, the Hours of Simon de Varie was long thought to be irrevocably dismembered. During the 17th century, it was split into three sections, two went to the Royal Library at The Hague, and one was believed lost until it surfaced in a private collection in 1984, and was then acquired by the J. Paul Getty Museum. A special collaboration between these two institutions has reassembled the lost manuscript, enabling the reader to view the book as it was created. A private, devotional text for a wealthy crown officer under Charles VII and Louis XI of France, the Hours of Simon de Varie is beautifully decorated with painted initials and ornate borders, elaborated with flowers, birds, animals, grotesques and the mottoes, devices and coats of arms of the book's owner. Jean Fouquet was the foremost artist of the 15th-century France, and the rediscovery of the manuscript's lost third portion brought to light the first new miniatures by him to have been found in 80 years. All the illustrated pages are reproduced in colour facsimile, together with some text pages and comparative illustrations. Scholarly essays detail the modern rediscovery of the Hours; its patronage and origins; its contents, form and distinctive style. It is also a fascinating window into the culture and society of its time.
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Add this copy of The Hours of Simon De Varie (Getty Museum Monographs on to cart. $27.12, very good condition, Sold by Friends Tucson rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tucson, AZ, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Oxford University Press, USA.
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Hardcover. NOT Ex-library. Very good condition. Clean pages and tight binding. Until further notice, USPS Priority Mail only reliable option for Hawaii. Proceeds benefit the Pima County Public Library system, which serves Tucson and southern Arizona.
Add this copy of The Hours of Simon De Varie to cart. $43.00, very good condition, Sold by Bungalow Books, ABAA rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pueblo, CO, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by J. Paul Getty Museum/Koninklijke Bibliotheek.
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Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 0892362847. Purple cloth in a matching satin slipcase. Rubbing to the slipcase. Includes facsimile reproduction of the illuminations from a 15th century French manuscript.; 255 pages.
Add this copy of The Hours of Simon De Varie (Getty Museum Monographs on to cart. $62.73, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by J. Paul Getty Museum.
Add this copy of The Hours of Simone De Varie to cart. $80.00, very good condition, Sold by Common Crow Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pittsburgh, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by The J. Paul Getty Museum and Koninklijke Bibliotheek.
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Near fine. 8.25 x 5.25 inches, deep burgundy silk decorated in gilt, with similar slipcase with pictorial onlay; book fine, slipcase very good with subtle darkening or discoloration to bottom third of both sides. 249 pp, with color facsimiles and other illustrations. Uncommon. In remains of original shrinkwrap.
Add this copy of The Hours of Simon De Varie (Getty Museum Monographs on to cart. $105.95, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by J. Paul Getty Museum.
