THE ALEXANDER ROMANCE - THE TRAVELS OF MARCO POLO - Browsing Facsimile Editions (4K / UHD)

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The compendium Alexander Romance - The Travels of Marco Polo from the Bodleian Library in Oxford is one of the most significant and beautiful manuscripts of the Late Middle Ages. It contains a unique compilation of three famous literary works: the best-preserved copy of the Roman d'Alexandre in French verse, the only surviving copy of the Middle English poem Alexander and Dindimus and a French version of the famous travelogue Il Milione by Marco Polo (1254-1324). The gorgeous miniature program of the Alexander Romance, opulently decorated with golden details, was realized between 1338 and 1344 in Tournai with the collaboration of the Flemish master Jehan de Grise (fl. 1325-1345). The #manuscript then went to England, where the other two sections were added and their #illumination completed between 1400 and 1410. In all 190 #miniatures, but also in the humorous drôleries and borders, an artful, lively and diverse image of the Middle Ages unfolds!

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