{"product_id":"the-bedford-hours-the-making-of-a-medieval-masterpiece","title":"The Bedford Hours: The Making of a Medieval Masterpiece","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Bedford Hours is considered by many to be the most sumptuous Book of Hours ever created by an illuminators handas well as one of the greatest treasures possessed by the British Library. It once belonged to John  Duke of Bedford  who was the younger brother of King Henry V and regent of France from 1422 until his death in 1435. Its 1 250 elaborate medallions  thirty-eight large-scale miniatures  and extensive brush gold  gold leaf  and silver decorations are extravagant enough to make it one of the most precious manuscripts of its period. Known only as the Bedford Master  the artist behind the manuscript was among the most prolific painters of his day  though his identity has long remained a mystery. The Bedford Hours: A Medieval Masterpiece presents superb and luminous illustrations of the manuscriptseldom available in printalongside the engrossing tale behind its creation. Eberhard Knigs account of the creation of the Bedford Hours unfolds toward a number of startlingly original and unexpected conclusions  spurred by extraordinary detective work following the smallest of clues  and culminating a strong conjecture as to the identity of the Bedford MasterHaincelin of Haguenau  an artist who became an illuminator to the dauphin Louis de Guyenne  one of the figures most associated with the major illuminated manuscripts in which the Bedford Master had a hand. This remarkable story and the sixty rich color illustrations that accompany it help to make The Bedford Hours an unforgettable account of the creation of one of our most remarkable medieval masterpieces.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44949238612021,"sku":"ByrdShop_0712349782","price":452.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780712349789.jpg?v=1770069218","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-bedford-hours-the-making-of-a-medieval-masterpiece","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}