The Prayer Book of Charles the Bold

A Study of a Flemish Masterpiece from the Burgundian Court

By: Antoine De Schryver, Thomas Kren (Preface by)

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Hardcover | 30 October 2008 | Edition Number 1

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In January of 1469, the accounts of Duke Charles the Bold of Burgundy record a payment to the scribe Nicolas Spierinc for having written "some prayers for my lord." Seven months later, the same account notes a payment to the illuminator Lievin van Lathem for twenty-five miniatures plus borders
and decorated initials in the same manuscript. In this seminal study, the late Antoine de Schryver presents an argument that the documents refer to the exquisite prayer book of Charles the Bold now in the J. Paul Getty Museum (Ms. 37)--one of Charles's most splendid commissions, belonging to the
greatest era of Netherlandish Burgundian book painting.
De Schryver's in-depth research opens a window onto the careers of the Van Lathem, who served three rulers of the Burgundian Netherlands over forty years, and Nicolas Spierinc, the most inventive and brilliant scribe of Charles's court. This volume reproduces all of the book's miniatures and
some of its elegant calligraphic pages.

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"A definitive work, not only for the artistic character and significance of the prayer book, but generally for the two painters' standing and achievements during a brilliant phase of Netherlandish art. . . . Meticulously and sumptuously produced."--The Art Newspaper

"An attractive and invaluable contribution to the study of manuscript illumination in the Burgundian Netherlands."--Manuscripta

"An exemplary work."--Times Literary Supplement

"Combines iconographic analysis with historical-contextual study in a way not often met with in art history."--International Review of Biblical Studies

"This book provides a wealth of knowledge that no one interested in early Netherlandish paintings can ignore."--Burlington Magazine

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Thomas Kern: Preface	p. 9
Introduction	p. 11
Getty MS 37: A Prayer Book Created for Charles the Bold	p. 15
The Four Phases of the Prayer Book's Production	p. 31
Lieven Van Lathem's Biography	p. 44
Nicolas Spierinc's Biography	p. 65
The Graphical Decoration of the Text Pages	p. 85
The Miniatures in the Documented Core and the Devotional Diptychs	p. 97
The Style of Lieven Van Lathem's Miniatures	p. 133
The Full Borders of the Documented Core	p. 159
The Illumination of the Little Hours of the Cross	p. 203
Spierinc and Van Lathem's Production Process for the Documented Core	p. 237
Conclusion	p. 247
Excerpts from the Accounts of the Treasurer of the Duke of Burgundy for the Year 1469	p. 265
Codicological Description and Analysis of the Prayer Book of Charles the Bold	p. 268
The Supplement Added for a Later Owner of the Manuscript	p. 285
The Binding	p. 291
History of the Manuscript	p. 293
Bibliography	p. 305
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