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Val-Dieu Apocalypse - One-Time Only Limited-Edition Facsimiles

About the Item

This is a unique facsimile reproduction limited to 987 copies of a medieval manuscript, the Apocalypse Val-Dieu, owned by the British Library, made by combining the highest technology with the mastery of the craftsmen bookbinders who have handmade its binding using only 100% full grain naturally tanned leather. The manuscript, produced in Normandy, includes the Apocalypse text (in both Latin and French) beneath large and refined half-page miniatures. The Val-Dieu Apocalypse is remarkable firstly on account of its excellent condition and the fine palette used for its illustrations. On a chromatic level, the images stand out for their extreme sophistication and the richness of their hues. Historically, the manuscript belongs to a small group of four Apocalypses of extraordinary quality; produced between 1320 and 1335 in Normandy, their iconographic cycle follows that of thirteenth-century English Apocalypses such as the Metz, Lambeth and Gulbenkian Apocalypses. This small group distinguishes itself from its English model by presenting an innovative conception of the figures and scenes: the realism and tangibility of the figures provide great precision in the fantastic scenes of the Apocalypse. The British Library´s manuscript is the only one of the four which includes the French translation. This Apocalypse also stands out from the rest due to its painstaking artistic execution, its decorative diapered grounds and particularly elegant realism in the portrait of the figures. These qualities are reinforced by remarkable, delicate chromatics, which are combined with a keen sense of aesthetics. The manuscript belonged to the library of the Val-Dieu Charterhouse (Séez diocese) in the 17th century. The first folio bears the inscription Ex Libris Cartusiae Vallis Dei. It was purchased by the British Museum on the 6th May 1848 from Thomas Rodd – an English librarian, antiquarian and Hispanist.

Dimensions:

Height: 8.86 in (22.5 cm)Width: 7.68 in (19.5 cm)Depth: 1.19 in (3 cm)

Style:

Medieval (In the Style Of)

Materials and Techniques:

Leather

Place of Origin:

France

Period:

2010-

Date of Manufacture:

2018