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The Presentation of the Book to a King

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French Illuminator · 1390–1430

In the early 1400s, the Boucicaut Master was the leading master of manuscript illumination in Paris and one of the most influential artists working in the International style in northern Europe. The Boucicaut Master appears to have supervised a talented team of artists who produced manuscripts commissioned by the king of France, high-ranking aristocrats, and the wealthy bourgeoisie. He probably al

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Date: about 1413–1415
Medium: Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink
Culture: French
Department: Manuscripts
Institution: Getty Museum

Like many secular books of the period, this copy of *Concerning the Fates of Illustrious Men and Women* opens with an image depicting the presentation of a book to a patron. The presenter kneels to the right, offering the blue-bound volume to the king on the left. The identity of the figures remains unclear. The rubric below the image reads: *Cy commence le prologue du translateur du livre de iehan boccace des cas des nobles hommes et femmes* (Here begins the translator's prologue to the book by Giovanni Boccaccio concerning the fates of illustrious men and women).

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