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.
Production date:
AD 2012
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
People, subjects and objects depicted
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
