Die Fibel der Claude de France
Subtitle: The primer of Claude de France : MS 159, The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Contributors: Brown, Cynthia J.; König, Eberhard, 1947-; Mazzoni, Guido, approximately 1450-1518
Edition: Facsimile edition.
Publisher: Quaternio
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Luzern
Language: ger
Number of pages: 10
ISBN-13: 9783905924107
Subjects: Primers (Prayer books); Early works to 1800; Renaissance Illumination of books and manuscripts; Illustrated children's books; History; Fitzwilliam Museum
Other titles: Primer of Claude de France
Notes: Title proper from commentary volume.

Label title on upper cover of facsimile: Manuscript of the Lord's prayer, Creed &c. illuminated with 38 Paintings of Ecclesiastical history. No. 14.

Illustrations and illumination attributed to Guido Mazzoni of Modena.

Colophon of facsimile vol.: The overall responsibility for the production of this facsimile edition was assumed by Quaternio Verlag Luzern. The digital photography was done by the Photographic Studio of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. The image data preparation and the colour corrections were assured by Litho Piffer, Graz. The final processing of the gold data was under the responsibility of Setap in Lucerne-Kriens. The colour printing and the reproduction of gold were entrusted to Print & Art in Graz. The faithful reproduction of the historical binding and the skilled execution of all book binding tasks were undertaken by the bookbinder Steinbrener, Schärding.

Edition of 980 copies for sale, numbered arabic; and 80 copies for documentation and archival purposes, numbered roman.

Facsimile vol. in publisher's brown leather with red leather doublures and marbled free endpapers, all edges gilt; commentary vol. in publisher's dark blue smooth cloth; both vols. in publisher's dark blue smooth cloth slipcase with mitered loose lid at head.

Includes bibliographical references (commentary v., p. 169-175).

Text of facsimile vol. in Latin; text of commentary vol. in German and English.