Author(s):
brittany (around 1450 - in 1530), author of the text
la vigne, andré de (around 1470 - around 1526), author of the text
anonymous, illuminator
other title: relation of the funeral of queen anne of brittany (attributed title)
date of production: around 1515
dating in century: 16th century
type(s) of object(s): manuscripts, printed matter, binding
name(s): manuscript
materials and techniques: morocco, vellum, illumination
dimensions - artwork:
height: 27cm
width: 20. 5cm
depth: 3cm
dimensions - box:
height: 28. 5cm
width: 21cm
depth: 4cm
description:
4° manuscript comprising sixty-four leaves
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
coat of arms - binding with the number and arms of anne of brittany
coat of arms - the arms of anne of brittany are represented on folio 1v
ex-libris - on the back of the upper cover, red and gold oval ex-libris from the library of ambroise firmin-didot
inscription - on the back of the lower cover, unidentified handwritten inscription
inscription - inscriptions appear under the paper covering the boards
iconographic description:
this work relates the death and funeral of queen anne of brittany in 1514. Each paragraph of text begins with an illuminated initial. The volume also includes a small miniature representing the arms of anne of brittany supported by a kneeling angel and a lion and surmounted by a double crown (folio 1v), and ten large full-page miniatures representing the main stages of the funeral procession: the queen on a parade bed in blois (folio 12r), the burial (folio 14r), the funeral prayers (folio 16v), the signs appearing in heaven above the town of suze at the time of death (folio 19r), the ardent chapel in the saint-sauveur church in blois (folio 26r), the transport of the body in paris (folio 42r), the ardent chapel in the notre-dame cathedral in paris (folio 44r), the ardent chapel in the basilica of saint-denis (folio 46v), the exhibition of the queen's heart in the carmelite church of nantes (folio 57r) and the representation of the gold box containing the heart of the queen (folio 61r). Historical commentary:
this manuscript contains the official report of the death, on january 9, 1514, of queen anne of brittany and of her funeral, the following february 15, written on the orders of louis xii by the herald of arms of the queen, pierre choque dit bretagne. Several copies, of which around twenty have survived, were made to be offered to the princes of the blood and the parents of the late queen. Unlike the others, this copy is not autographed. The binding could have been made for king henry iv or a member of his entourage. By the heraldic marks which do not designate an owner but queen anne of brittany whose funeral the volume relates, it is one of the first known examples of binding in relation to the covered text. Themes / subjects / places represented:
historical scene, coat of arms, crown, angel, lion, ermine, king - queen, funeral procession, death, heart, coffin, prayer, monk, château de blois, notre-dame de paris cathedral, basilica of saint-denis
person / character represented:
brittany, anne de, queen of france
mode of acquisition: legacy
name of donor, testator, seller: dutuit, auguste and eugène
date of acquisition: 1902
institution: petit palais, museum of fine arts of the city of paris
inventory number: ldut664. Date: circa 1515.
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