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The Decoration of Manuscripts of the Works of Christine de Pizan
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 24293: Christine de Pizan, Le livre de la cité des dames, f. 7r.
I see fr. 24293 and Arsenal manuscripts as written by different scribes while the same decorator worked on both manuscripts. |
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 24293: Christine de Pizan, Le livre de la cité des dames, f. 7r. |
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 24293: Christine de Pizan, Le livre de la cité des dames, f. 135v. |
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 24293: Christine de Pizan, Le livre de la cité des dames, f. 135v, detail |
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Paris, Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, ms. 2686, f. 1r |
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Paris, Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, ms. 2686, f. 1r, detail |
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Paris, Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, ms. 2686, f. 10r: paragraphs |
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 24293: Christine de Pizan, Le livre de la cité des dames, f. 5v, paragraphs |
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 5025: Christine de Pizan, Le livre des faiz et bonnes meurs du sage roy Charles.ve. d'icelluy nom, f. 2r
Ouy et al, Album, p. 543: identifies the decorator as "Ornemaniste 'aux brins de fantaisie'" |
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 5025: Christine de Pizan, Le livre des faiz et bonnes meurs du sage roy Charles.ve. d'icelluy nom, f. 2r |
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 5025: Christine de Pizan, Le livre des faiz et bonnes meurs du sage roy Charles.ve. d'icelluy nom, f. 59r.
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 10153: Christine de Pizan, Le livre des faiz et bonnes meurs du sage roy Charles.ve. d'icelluy nom, f. 2r
Ouy et al, Album, p. 542: identifies the decorator as "Ornemaniste 'aux brins de fantaisie'" |
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 10153: Christine de Pizan, Le livre des faiz et bonnes meurs du sage roy Charles.ve. d'icelluy nom, f. 2r, detail. |
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Vatican City, BAV, reg. lat. 920: Christine de Pizan, Le livre des faiz et bonnes meurs du sage roy Charle [sic]. Ve. roy d'ycellui nom, f. 2r.
Ouy et al, Album, p. 542: identifies the decorator as "Ornemaniste 'aux brins de fantaisie'" |
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 1197: Christine de Pizan, Le livre du corps de policie, f. 1r |
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 1197: Christine de Pizan, Le livre du corps de policie, f. 1r |
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 1197: Christine de Pizan, Le livre du corps de policie, f. 54r |
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 1197: Christine de Pizan, Le livre du corps de policie, f. 94v, catchword. |
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 1197: Christine de Pizan, Le livre du corps de policie, f. 28r, paragraph marks. |
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 1178: Christine de Pizan, Le livre de la cité de dames, f. 3 [bis]r |
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 1178: Christine de Pizan, Le livre de la cité de dames, f. 3 [bis]r |
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 1178: Christine de Pizan, Le livre de la cité de dames, f. 2v, detail, paragraphs. |
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 1178: Christine de Pizan, Le livre de la cité de dames, f. 134v, detail, paragraphs. |
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 1178: Christine de Pizan, Le livre de la cité de dames, f. 135r. |
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 1178: Christine de Pizan, Le livre de la cité de dames, f. 135r. |
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 1179: Christine de Pizan, Le livre de la cité de dames, f. 3r |
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 1179: Christine de Pizan, Le livre de la cité de dames, f. 3r, detail |
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 1179: Christine de Pizan, Le livre de la cité de dames, f. 3r |
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 1179: Christine de Pizan, Le livre de la cité de dames, f. 55v, detail. |
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 835: Christine de Pizan, Oeuvres ("Manuscrit du Duc", vol. 1), f. 1r
(Ouy et al, attributes the decoration to Petrus Gilberti) |
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 835: Christine de Pizan, Oeuvres ("Manuscrit du Duc", vol. 1), f. 1r, detail |
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 835: Christine de Pizan, Oeuvres ("Manuscrit du Duc", vol. 1), f. 45r
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 835: Christine de Pizan, Oeuvres ("Manuscrit du Duc", vol. 1), f. 45r, detail |
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 835: Christine de Pizan, Oeuvres ("Manuscrit du Duc", vol. 1), f. 52r |
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 835: Christine de Pizan, Oeuvres ("Manuscrit du Duc", vol. 1), f. 52r
(it appears that the rinceaux around the miniature and that accompanying the initial are by different hands) |
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 4792: Christine de Pizan, Les sept psaumes allegorisés: f. 1r
(Ouy et al attribute the decoration to Petrus Gilberti, but it is actually the work of the miniature page decorator of Douce 144.) |
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 4792: Christine de Pizan, Les sept psaumes allegorisés: f. 1r |
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 4792: Christine de Pizan, Les sept psaumes allegorisés: f. 6r
(this is by a different decorator from the frontispiece of f. 1r. This second decorator is responsible for the decoration of f. 6r, 13r, 26r, 41v, 63v, 70r, and 82v . Is this second decorator the one who is responsible for the frontispiece for Brussels, BR 10987, f. 1r (see Ouy et al, colorplate 50)) |
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 4792: Christine de Pizan, Les sept psaumes allegorisés: f. 6r detail |
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