| Description: | Fac-simil? du manuscrit du bestiaire Ashmole 1511, (XIIi?me s.) conserv? ? la Bodleian Library d'Oxford, accompagn? des commentaires de X?nia Muratova et Daniel Poirion et de la traduction en fran?ais de Marie-France Dupuis et Sylvain Louis. (160 pp et 23 ill.) Commentaire graphique par Luben Dimanov (?1933). Imprim? par Adeva, Graz. Tirage limit? ? 4400 exx., n? 1349. Deux volumes, dans deux embo?tages |
| Note: | The magnificent codex, richly embellished with gold leaf, not only excels in its marvellous luminous opaque color painting and clear depiction of animals, plants and human beings, but also in its predilection for serene symmetry, refined ornament and frequent use of carefully executed diaperwork backgrounds. The pictures are irregularly dispersed throughout the text |
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