The Hours of Charles of Angoulême
by Maxence Hermant and Séverine Lepape (Bibliothèque nationale de France)
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The Hours of Charles of Angoulême (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Latin 1173) commissioned for Charles, Count of Angoulême (the father of Francis I of France) is undeniably Robinet Testard’s most personal work. Testard, one of France’s most creative painters, drew upon his boundless imagination to create a totally novel work. The calendar scenes on the opening pages are surprisingly original. Testard also portrays exotic landscapes, botanical elements, an acrostic featuring animated figures more typical of alphabet books, and even combines mythology and religion in rather peculiar ways. Testard’s compositions in the Passion cycle are inspired by engraving techniques, and the intense, vivid colours in his paintings bring the scenes alive. And if this manuscript defying prevailing trends was still not original enough, it even features a miniature by Bourdichon (none other than the master of the Great Hours of Anne of Brittany!)
CONTENTS:
From the editor to the reader
Manuel Moleiro
Foreword
Séverine Lepape
Curator, Musée du Louvre
Charles of Angoulême and his library
Maxence Hermant
Curator, Bibliothèque nationale de France
Manuscript description and contents
Maxence Hermant / Séverine Lepape
The two illuminators: Robinet Testard and Jean Bourdichon
Maxence Hermant
Robinet Testard and his use of engravings
Séverine Lepape
Israhel van Meckenem’s Great Passion in the
Hours of Charles of Angoulême
Séverine Lepape
Iconographic description
Maxence Hermant / Séverine Lepape
Bibliography
Index of works cited
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- Orginal LanguageEnglish, French, Spanish
- ISBN/Identifier 9788416509133
- Publication Country or regionSpain
- FormatBook
- Pages216
- Publish StatusPublished
- IllustrationFull-color
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