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Die Fibel der Claude de France = The primer of Claude de France : MS 159, the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge / Kommentar zur Faksimile-Edition: PB 10-2012

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Die Fibel der Claude de France = The primer of Claude de France : MS 159, the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge / Kommentar zur Faksimile-Edition

Maker(s)

Illuminator: Mazzoni, Guido
Editor: Wieck, Roger S.
Editor: Brown, Cynthia J.
Editor: König, Eberhard
Quaternio Verlag Luzern

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Description

Facsimile edition with commentary: v, 10, iv leaves : chiefly col. facsims. ; 27 cm. + 1 commentary v. (175 p. : ill., col. facsims. ; 27 cm.) Title proper from commentary volume.

Label title on upper cover of facsimile: Manuscript of the Lord's prayer, Creed &c. illuminated with 38 Paintings of Ecclesiastical history. No. 14.
Illustrations and illumination attributed to Guido Mazzoni of Modena.
Colophon of facsimile vol.: The digital photography was done by the Photographic Studio of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. The image data preparation and the colour corrections were assured by Litho Piffer, Graz. The final processing of the gold data was under the responsibility of Setap in Lucerne-Kriens. The colour printing and the reproduction of gold were entrusted to Print & Art in Graz. The faithful reproduction of the historical binding and the skilled execution of all book binding tasks were undertaken by the bookbinder Steinbrener, Schärding.
Text of facsimile vol. in Latin; text of commentary vol. in German and English.
Edition of 980 copies for sale, numbered arabic; and 80 copies for documentation and archival purposes, numbered roman.
Copy no. 29.
Facsimile vol. in publisher's brown leather with red leather doublures and marbled free endpapers, all edges gilt; commentary vol. in publisher's dark blue smooth cloth; both vols. in publisher's dark blue smooth cloth slipcase with mitered loose lid at head.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2012) by Quaternio Verlag Luzern

Dating

Production date: AD 2012

Note

Seven specimens of work tipped in at back of vol. Binding: quarter red cloth, decorative paper sides, with initials ’WL’ & ’SM’ repeated on boards title in gilt on spine

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Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Materials used in production

Vellum
Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 10-2012
Primary reference Number: 199644
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Audit data

Created: Monday 21 July 2014 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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