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French Revolution 1789

FRENCH REVOLUTION 1789

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NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

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Les Grandes Chroniques de France,middle 15th.French, parchment,46,5 x 32,5 cm 441 pages.Probably written and painted in the Abbey of St.Bertin.The story of Roland,the treacherous Ganelon and Charlemagne.An angel carries Roland's soul to heaven. Fol.154 verso.
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Les Grandes Chroniques de France,middle 15th.French, parchment,46,5 x 32,5 cm...

Les Grandes Chroniques de France,middle 15th.French, parchment,46,5 x 32,5 cm 441 pages.Probably written and painted in the Abbey of St.Bertin.Charles Martell imprisoned in Cologne;he flees and wins three battles and conquers Alemannia,Suabia and Bavaria.Fol.102
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Les Grandes Chroniques de France,middle 15th.French, parchment,46,5 x 32,5 cm...

Les Grandes Chroniques de France,middle 15th.French, parchment,46,5 x 32,5 cm 441 pages.Probably written and painted in the Abbey of St.Bertin. The battle of Crecy,1346,when the French suffered a defeat by English troops under King Edward III.Fol.422.
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Les Grandes Chroniques de France,middle 15th.French, parchment,46,5 x 32,5 cm...

Les Grandes Chroniques de France,middle 15th.French, parchment,46,5 x 32,5 cm 441 pages.Probably written and painted in the Abbey of St.Bertin.The uprising of the counts of Flanders,in the center Robert d'Artois, commanding the French, falls from his horse.Fol.373
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Les Grandes Chroniques de France,middle 15th.French, parchment,46,5 x 32,5 cm...

Les Grandes Chroniques de France,middle 15th.French, parchment,46,5 x 32,5 cm 441 pages.Probably written and painted in the Abbey of St.Bertin.The dream of King Charles le Chauve.When Louis le Begne learns of the dream,he has the ashes transferred to St.Denis.Fol.208
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Les Grandes Chroniques de France,middle 15th.French, parchment,46,5 x 32,5 cm...

Les Grandes Chroniques de France,middle 15th.French, parchment,46,5 x 32,5 cm 441 pages.Probably written and painted in the Abbey of St.Bertin.The coronation of Philippe VI in Reims,1328.The battle of Cassel in which the French subdued the Flemish uprising.Fol.398
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Les Grandes Chroniques de France,middle 15th.French, parchment,46,5 x 32,5 cm...

Chronique de la Bouquechardiere,world-history composed by Jean de Courcy (1350-1431),seigneur de Bourg-Achard. Around 1470,French,parchment,43 x 31 cm,364 pages. The Trojans build four cities:"Venyse","Cycambre", "Carthage" and "Romme".Volume 1, fol.138.
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Chronique de la Bouquechardiere,world-history composed by Jean de Courcy (1350-...

Livre d'Heures dit de Louis d'Orleans,around 1490. Latin,parchment,21,5 x 14,8 cm, 112 pages. The creation of Eve,against a choir of angels. In the foreground the owner of the book,praying. Heavenly Jerusalem,the Garden Eden. fol.11 verso.
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Livre d'Heures dit de Louis d'Orleans,around 1490. Latin,parchment,21,5 x 1...

The Venerale Bede,Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation, Northumbria, 746. Initials of the First Book,"Britannia" folio 3 verso.
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The Venerale Bede,Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation, Northumbria, 746...

Bestiarium,England, end 12th. Latin,parchment, 20 x 14,5 cm,91 pages. Adam distributes names to the animals.fol.5
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Bestiarium,England, end 12th. Latin,parchment, 20 x 14,5 cm,91 pages....

Bestiarium,England, end 12th. Latin,parchment, 20 x 14,5 cm,91 pages. A whale,in mediaeval iconography often an allegory for the devil.The whale lifts the boat wihch founders. fol.71
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Bestiarium,England, end 12th. Latin,parchment, 20 x 14,5 cm,91 pages....

Noah kneeling and the hand of God. Mosaic (12th)
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Noah kneeling and the hand of God. Mosaic (12th)