top of page
.png)
Rechercher
Recovering the Madruzzo Book of Hours – New Publication by Jordi Puig
We are proud to announce the publication of Jordi Puig’s latest book,The Madruzzo Book of Hours, a Dismembered Manuscript Illuminated by...
7 mai1 min de lecture
How Peter Kidd Promoted the Destruction of the De Roucy Hours: His Collaboration with Manuscript Biblioclast Peter Kiefer
In 2009, German antiquarian Peter Kiefer initiated the systematic dismemberment of the Book of Hours of Louis de Roucy — an intact,...
1 mai1 min de lecture
From Bloomsbury to Sotheby’s: The Destruction and Sale of the De Roucy Hours (and Peter Kidd’s -mssprovenance - Part in It)
The systematic destruction of the De Roucy Hours began in autumn 2009, shortly after the manuscript was sold in its entirety at...
1 mai1 min de lecture
The Case of the De Roucy Hours: How Peter Kidd (aka “mssprovenance”) Contributed to the Dismemberment and Trade of a Medieval Book of Hours
The Book of Hours now known as the De Roucy Hours—formerly labelled the Courtanvaux-Elmhirst Hours—is a telling case of modern...
1 mai3 min de lecture
bottom of page