Image: Petrus Comestor presents his book to Archbishop Guillaume of Sens

Description: Petrus Comestor presents his book to Archbishop Guillaume of Sens Contents: Guiard des Moulins, Bible Historiale Complétée Place of origin, date: Paris; c. 1370-1380 Material: Vellum, ff. 444, 391x272 (281x180) mm, 58 lines, littera textualis, Binding: early 19th-century red leather; gilt (1814) Decoration: 2 two-column miniatures (150/130x180 mm); 26 column miniatures (75/45x85/80 mm); decorated initials with border decoration (ff. 1r, 2r, 2v, 37r, 59r, etc.); penwork initials throughout Provenance: presented in 1665 by Maria Ignatia Lorraine d'Elbeuf (1629-1679), daughter of Charles II of Lorraine, to an unknown institution, probably the Jesuits of the Collège Louis-le-Grand (Collège de Clermont) at Paris; purchased in 1764 as part of this collection (Clermont-cat. of 1764, no. 768) by Gerard Meerman (1722-1771) of Rotterdam, later The Hague; sold in 1770 by Meerman at the sale of P. and A. de la Court van der Voort at N. van Daalen, The Hague (cat. 19-28 Febr., pt. 3, p. 5 no. 59). Presented in 1814 by the Groningen Guild of Bookprintersand -sellers to King William I of The Netherlands, and transferred to the KB
Title: Petrus Comestor presents his book to Archbishop Guillaume of Sens
Credit: Guiard des Moulins, Bible Historiale Complétée
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