Bedford Hours British Library

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Bedford hours british library. Reasons to register for an account. The duke was the english regent in france from 1422 to 1435. Some of its miniatures including the portraits of the duke and duchess of bedford have been attributed to the bedford master and his workshop in paris. Hours of the passion sext bedford hours 1414 1423 f 235 bl add ms 18850 jpg 1 014 1 575.
The bedford hours is one of the most lavish medieval works in the british library s collection. It is in the british library catalogued as add ms 18850. London british library ms additional 18850 f. The nativity in the bedford hours.
Registering an account will enable you to access information or make payment for local authority services which will. The bedford hours the british library 9780712302319 by backhouse janet and a great selection of similar new used and collectible books available now at great prices. It dates to the early fifteenth century. An outstanding example of late medieval manuscript art.
François avril and nicole reynaud les manuscrits à peintures en france 1440 1520 paris. 962 kb deposition from the cross british library add ms 18850 f245v png 451 664. 770 kb anne duchess of bedford british library add ms 18850 f257v jpg 1 040 1 500. On 24 december 1430 anne of burgundy duchess of bedford presented what is now known as the bedford hours british library additional ms 18850 with her husband s consent to her nephew the 8 year old henry vi.
The bedford hours is regarded as one of the most outstanding illuminated manuscripts to survive from the medieval period with numerous illustrations and extensive decoration including over 1200 historiated roundels decorative medallions containing images that appear within the margins of each page. The bedford hours is a french late medieval book of hours. The duke and duchess of bedford gave the book to their nephew henry vi in 1430. Among the finest books of hours produced in fifteenth century paris the bedford hours is a masterpiece of the gothic international style.
Courtesy the british library the bedford hours was owned by john duke of bedford and his wife anne of burgundy. A lavishly illuminated book of hours gifted to henry vi by the duke and duchess of bedford. Free shipping on qualifying offers.