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Chronicle of King John I

Chronicle of King John I – Ediclube – Vitr/25/8 – Biblioteca Nacional de España (Madrid, Spain)

Portugal — 16th century

The rise of King John I of Portugal in the magnificent dress of the Flemish Renaissance: Fernão Lopes' chronicle of the beginning of the Age of Discovery and the social upheavals in Portugal around 1400

  1. King John I (1357–1433) ruled during a time of socio-political upheaval and the dawn of the Age of Discovery

  2. His heir to the throne, Edward I (1391–1438), appointed Fernão Lopes (c. 1385 – after 1459) as royal chronicler in 1434

  3. This magnificent Renaissance manuscript comprises the first part of Lopes' chronicle on the eventful reign of John I

Chronicle of King John I

Vitr/25/8 Biblioteca Nacional de España (Madrid, Spain)
Chronicle of King John I – Ediclube – Vitr/25/8 – Biblioteca Nacional de España (Madrid, Spain)
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Chronicle of King John I

The beautifully illuminated Chronicle of King John I is the first part of a chronicle about the reign of John I (1357–1433). His son and heir to the throne, Edward I (1391–1438), appointed Fernão Lopes (c. 1385 – after 1459) as royal chronicler in 1434 and commissioned the historical work, which recounts the socio-political upheavals and the rise of John. The text thus provides a thrilling impression of the beginnings of the age of European discoveries and great seafarers and bears witness to numerous Portuguese expeditions in search of unknown lands. The artistic embellishment of this precious 16th-century Renaissance copy is particularly striking, with dozens of fantastical initials made up of human figures, animals, and other bodies and objects, accompanied by marginal illuminations. Stylistically, they are strongly influenced by Flemish Renaissance book illumination and may have originated from the circle of António de Holanda (c. 1480–1571).

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Alternative Titles
Crónicas de D. João I de Fernão Lopes
Chronik König Johanns I. von Portugal
Cronica del Rei dom Joham primeiro de Portugal
Crónica de D. João I
Size / Format
292 pages / 54.0 × 39.0 cm
Origin
Portugal
Date
16th century
Language
Portuguese
Available facsimile editions:
Chronicle of King John I – Ediclube – Vitr/25/8 – Biblioteca Nacional de España (Madrid, Spain)
#1 Crónicas de D. João I de Fernão Lopes
Ediclube – Amadora, 1995
Limited Edition: 1990 copies
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#1 Crónicas de D. João I de Fernão Lopes

Ediclube – Amadora, 1995
Chronicle of King John I – Ediclube – Vitr/25/8 – Biblioteca Nacional de España (Madrid, Spain)
Chronicle of King John I – Ediclube – Vitr/25/8 – Biblioteca Nacional de España (Madrid, Spain) Copyright Photos: Ziereis Facsimiles

Publisher: Ediclube – Amadora, 1995
Limited Edition: 1990 copies
Binding: Cream-white leather binding with gold tooling. Comes in a matching case.
Commentary: 1 volume by José Manuel Garcia, Maria Ângela Beirante Pedro Dias and João Alves Dias
Language: Portuguese
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