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The Hague, KB, 73 J 22

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Contents:

Vegetius, L'Art de chevalerie. Translation from the Latin by Jean de Meun. - Added: Frontinus, Stratagèmes

Place of origin, date:

Southern Netherlands; c. 1310-1330. Added section: Southern Netherlands, follower of Jean Hennecart (illuminator); 1450-1475

Material:

Vellum, ff. 134 (90+44), 203x183 (140x100) mm, 24 lines, I: littera textualis; II: littera cursiva (lettre bourguignonne), Binding: 18th-century brown leather; gilt on spine

Decoration:

1 historiated initial (48x47 mm); decorated initials with border decoration (ff. 1r, 18v, 34v, 70r); penwork initials with pen-flourishes throughout
Added section (ff. 90-134): 1 grisaille miniature (100x96 mm); 1 historiated initial (25x30 mm; coat of arms) with border decoration; penwork initials with pen-flourishes throughout

Provenance:

Hanry Heure, La Boissiere (17th cent.). J.F. Schouster; his sale in 1801 at J. Thierry & C. Mensing, The Hague (cat. 9 Nov., p. 21 no. 111). Purchased in 1809 as part of the collection of Jacob Visser (1724-1804) of The Hague (Visser no. 109)

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