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Basses danses dites de Marguerite d’Autriche, Ms.
9085–aus dem Besitz
der Bibliothèque Royale
Albert Ier, Bruxelles. Vollständige Faksimile-Ausgabe im
Originalformat der Handschrift.
[Brussels,
Bibl. Royale Albert I, 9085]
 facsimile,
eommentary & case
Codices Selecti, 87. Graz, 1987. Oblong, 21 x 13
cm, 2 vols, 76, 56 pp. Beautiful 4- and
5-color facsimile in the original format. This
magnificent and unusual manuscript (c.1425) begins with an impressive
coat of arms page, followed by a short
theoretical part, and 59 dances (mostly basses danses) from
the
Dufay-Binchois period; it features black pages with notes and
decorations in gold and silver (it is one of just seven manuscripts
known to be copied on dyed black parchment). The
manuscript, once in the possession of Maria of Burgundy (wife of
Maximilian I) was passed to Maria's daughter, Marguerite of Austria,
from
whom the book gets its title.
Separate historical
commentary in Fr-Eng by Claude Thiry, Victor Gavenda and Claudine
Lemaire. Limited edition of
500 numbered copies. Luxurious binding in quarter leather and wooden
coverboards. Handsome
case in vellum paper. $975
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