Description: The History of Alexander the Great, An Illuminated Manuscript of Vasco da Lecena's French Translation of the Ancient Text by Quintus Curtius Rufus, by Scot McKendrick, Edited by by Thomas Kren, General Editor for the Getty Museum Monographs on Illuminated Manuscripts, published by The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, CA, 1996, First Edition — in it's Original Slip-Case — In it's Original Packing Case — 106 pages — illustrated — photographs by Charles Passela — design by Kurt Hauser — typeset in Sabon with Galliard titling by Archetype, Toronto — printed on Patina Mattte by The Stinehour Press, Lunenburg, Vermont — book and slipcase bound by Roswell Book Binding, Phoenix, Arizona — measures: Folio 13 3/16" x 17 7/16" x 3/4" Contents: Foreword, by John WalshPreface and AcknowledgmentsMap of the World of Alexander the GreatAlexander the Great: History, Legend, and Curtius's Historiae Alexandri MagniMap of the Burgundian NetherlandsVasco da Lucena's Les fais d'Alexandre le grantThe Getty ManuscriptFinal Assessment: From Fabula to HistoriaPlates: The Miniatures and Their SubjectsAppendix 1. summary Description of the Getty ManuscriptAppendix 2. Surviving Manuscripts of Vasco's TranslationAppendix 3. Subjects of the Large Miniatures in the Getty, Bodmer, Jena, and Paris ManuscriptsSuggestions for Further Reading
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Binding: Folio Edition with Slipcase
Place of Publication: Malibu, CA
Measurements: 13 3/16" x 17 7/16" x 3/4"
Signed: No
Publisher: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1996
Pages: 106
Unit Type: Unit
Language: English
Illustrator: Getty Museum
Special Attributes: Illuminated
Author: Scot McKendrick
Region: North America
Personalized: No
Topic: Historical
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Unit Quantity: 1
Character Family: Alexander the Great
