History as Pastime: Jean de Wavrin and His Collection of Chronicles of England
by Visser-Fuchs, Livia
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1907730699
- ISBN 13
- 9781907730696
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About This Item
Donington: Shaun Tyas, 2018. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 704 pages plus 16 pages of colour plates on art paper, sewn in sections.The Burgundian author Jean de Wavrin (c.1400-c.1477) has been known to historians for a long time but his work is usually considered derivative and of little importance. Closer study reveals that he had an interesting career, first serving in the Anglo-Burgundian army, then marrying a rich widow and settling down to a quieter life in Lille, where he composed his vast compilation of the histories of England. At the same time he became a supplier of romances to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, and an avid collector of all kinds of books himself. A very unusual draughtsman, whom he almost uniquely patronised, was later named 'The Wavrin master' by art historians. Wavrin's life as a soldier and civilian, ambassador and courtier, is here presented as fully as possible and put into context. His library and his interests are analysed and his own book, its creation, use of sources, purpose and value are discussed, and its often beautifully illustrated manuscripts described and explained. The work is a major study of a neglected medieval chronicler who offers a unique perspective on events in England during the Wars of the Roses and the reign of Edward IV. There is a full index and detailed appendices examining the surviving manuscripts..
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- Bookseller
- Rickaro Books Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 060956
- Title
- History as Pastime: Jean de Wavrin and His Collection of Chronicles of England
- Author
- Visser-Fuchs, Livia
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1907730699
- ISBN 13
- 9781907730696
- Publisher
- Shaun Tyas
- Place of Publication
- Donington
- Date Published
- 2018
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- chronicles, bibliography, codicology, Burgundy, Lille, fifteenth-century, Edward IV, Philip the Good.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Richard III and The Fifteenth Century;
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