Paris Epistle of Othéa

MS fr. 606 Bibliothèque nationale de France (Paris, France)

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Alternative Titles: Pariser Othéa-Briefe
Christine de Pizan - Ratschläge für einen jungen Helden
Pizan - A piece of advice for a young hero
Christine de Pizan, Épître d’Othéa
Type: Manuscript on parchment
Size / Format: 94 pages / 34.8 × 26.0 cm
Origin: France
Date: 1407–1408
Epochs: Late Middle Ages Onwards
Style: Gothic
Genre: Literature / Poetry
Language: French
Script: French Bâtarde
Illustrations: 101 column-wide miniatures, dozens of decorated initials and floral borders, rubrics
Content: L’Epistre Othéa by Christine de Pizan
Artist / School: Christine de Pizan (author and scribe)
Master of the Epistle of Othéa and his workshop
Egerton Master
Saffron Master
Previous Owners: Jean duc de Berry (1340–1416)
Marie de Berry, duchesse d'Auvergne (1375–1434)
Ducs de Bourbon
François I., King of France (1494–1547)
French Royal Library

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#1 Christine de Pizan - Ratschläge für einen jungen Helden

Müller & Schindler – Simbach am Inn, 2024

Publisher: Müller & Schindler – Simbach am Inn, 2024

Limited Edition: 900 copies (+ 40 copies in Roman numerals)

Binding: Dark red leather binding with decorative gold tooling, replicating the binding of the original manuscript

Commentary: 1 volume by Dieter Röschel
Language: German

1 volume: Exact reproduction of the original document (extent, color and size) Reproduction of the entire original document as detailed as possible (scope, format, colors). The binding may not correspond to the original or current document binding.

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