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The Hours of Henry VIII: A Renaissance Masterpiece by Jean Poyet
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Author
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Roger S. Wieck et al.
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Publisher
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Braziller
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Format
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paperback
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Product Dimensions
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11
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8.5
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ISBN
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9780807614853
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Pages/Publication Date
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194/2000
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Daedalus Item Code
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22335
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Description
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A product for the royal court of France, the Book of Hours now known as The Hours of Henry VIII was created five centuries ago by Jean Poyet, and is one of the era's most splendid examples of this type of devotional work. The original manuscript contained 57 exquisite illuminations and miniature paintings, all of which are reproduced here in full-page color plates. Roger Wieck provides a thorough examination of the importance both of this grand manuscript within its art historical context and of Poyet's artistic achievements, which fluidly merged the cool, late Gothic aesthetic of his native northern France with the developing Renaissance style of northern Italy. "Pierpont Morgan Library curators Wieck and William M. Voelkle and curatorial assistant K. Michelle Hearne have collaborated here to examine the Hours of Henry VIII.... This study briefly explores the history of the Books of Hours and of the artists, who were much in demand to produce these works, as well as their imitators.... The bulk of the book consists of color plates and accompanying commentary. Handsomely drawn, the illustrations show each delicate brush stroke. One appendix details the physical arrangement of the Hours of Henry VIII; another examines the possible ownership and history of the Hours."—Library Journal
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