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Flemish Artists of the Valois Courts A Survey of the Fourteenth-and Early Fifteenth Century Development of Book Illumination and Panel Painting at the Courts of the Princes of the House of Valois by Tovell, Ruth Masey
- Bookseller: Webster's Fine Books & Maps, ABAC,ILAB
 (CA)
- Seller Inventory #: B411
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: University of Toronto Press,
- Place: Toronto:
- Date published: 1950
- Pages: 157 pp
Description
Toronto:: University of Toronto Press,, 1950. First edition. 4to,. Illustrated. cloth and dustjacket. Small tear to head of spine jacket and two small spots, else very good. Limited to 550 numbered copies, signed by the author on the half title. The art of Flemish illuminists during the 14th and 15th centuries. Examples from "Les Grandes Heures du duc de Berry" and the work of Jan van Eyck amongst others are examined.
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half title : The leaf which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at times, the author's name and/or other information may appear.
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