Quest for the Holy Grail and Death of King Arthur

Manuscripts of the Institut de France – Faksimile Verlag – mss A - M – Institut de France (Paris, France)

France — July 4, 1470

Quest for the Holy Grail and Death of King Arthur

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Quest for the Holy Grail and Death of King Arthur

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Alternative Titles
Il manoscritto Français 112(3)
Die Suche nach dem Heiligen Gral und der Tod des Königs Artus
La Queste del Saint-Graal, La Mort du roi Artu
Re Artù
I Cavalieri della Tavola Rotonda e la Ricerca del Santo Graal
Compilation arthurienne de Micheau Gonnot
Le denier livre de messire Lancelot du Lac
Size / Format
466 pages / 43.0 × 30.0 cm
Origin
France
Date
July 4, 1470
Style
Language
Script
French littera bastarda
Illustrations
9 large and 121 column-wide miniatures, numerous decorated initials and floral borders
Content
A unique compilation of texts that brings together the legends of the quest for the Holy Grail, the death of King Arthur and Tristan
Patron
Jacques d'Armagnac
Artist / School
Previous Owners
Montjehan family
Charles III, Duke of Bourbon

Available facsimile editions:
Manuscripts of the Institut de France – Faksimile Verlag – mss A - M – Institut de France (Paris, France)
Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana - Treccani – Rome, 2022
Limited Edition: 308 copies (299 hand-numbered, 9 with Roman numbers)
Facsimile Editions

#1 Il manoscritto Français 112(3)

Limited Edition: 308 copies (299 hand-numbered, 9 with Roman numbers)
Binding: Gold-stamped red morocco leather. Both the facsimile and the commentary volume are presented in a red slipcase.
Commentary: 1 volume by Lino Leonardi, Claudio Lagomarsini, Nicola Morato and Ilaria Molteni
Language: Italian
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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