Medieval Mastery Book Illumination from Charlemagne to Charles the Bold, 800-1475 |
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| Author:
| Cardon, Bert
Van der Stock, Jan
Vanwijnsberghe, Dominique |
| ISBN: | 978-2-503-52211-1 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2002 |
| Publisher: | Brepols Publishers
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $87.00 |
Book Description:
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The story begins, symbolically, in the year 800, when Charlemagne is crowned head of a pan-European empire. Charlemagne sees himself as the legitimate successor to the emperors of Rome, and he chooses Constantine as his great example.
The story begins, symbolically, in the year 800, when Charlemagne is crowned head of a pan-European empire. Charlemagne sees himself as the legitimate successor to the emperors of Rome, and he chooses Constantine as his great example.