Sébastien Mamerot. a Chronicle of the Crusades

by Thierry Delcourt, Danielle Quéruel, Fabrice Masanès

Completed circa 1474, S bastien Mamerot's lavishly illustrated manuscript is the only contemporary document to describe several centuries of French crusades, when successive kings tried to seize the Holy Land. Jean Colombe, the medieval illuminator best known for his work on the Tr s Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, is the principal artist of its 66 exquisite miniatures.Les Passages d'Outremer (The Expeditions to Overseas) comprises 277 parchment...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3836554453
• ISBN13: 9783836554459
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Taschen
• Length: 760 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 5.7" x 7.9"