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Das Gebetbuch der Claude de France:
Facsimile edition of the original manuscript in the possession of the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, MS M. 1166, 104 pages, 7 x 5 cm in size.
Commentary volume by Roger S. Wieck and Cynthia J. Brown.
Published by Quaternio Verlag, Luzern, in a limited edition of 980 numbered copies. The binding is a replica of the original red satin with two guilded clasps.
The facsimile volume will be available in early 2010, the commentary volume is projected for distribution later in May of 2010 when it will be supplied without additional fees.
Both volumes come in a leather case that also provides a magnifying glass to the reader.
There is a folder with an introductory brochure (12 pages) and two facsimile double pages that is available immediately free of charge to any institution placing an order.
The prayerbook of Claude was produced around 1517 for the occasion of her crowning as Queen of France. The daughter of Anne de Bretagne and King Louis XII was married to François d'Angoulême, later King François I., at the age of 14. She passed away 10 years later from exhaustion after having given birth to 8 children, always under the pressure of having to present an heir to the throne. Claude was a frail and well-liked cultured and gentle person with an extraordinary appreciation of the arts. The arrangement of the prayerbook and the selection of the saints depicted were said to be her own choice.
Publishers prepayment price until the end of 2009: EUR 1,480.00, currently corresponding to USD 2,235.00.
Later price until publication: EUR 1,680.00, currently USD 2,537.00.
No information on the price after publication has been released yet.
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