Master Honoré
Illustration — Book of Hours by Master Honoré, circa 1290, Stadtbibliothek, Nuremberg Master Honoré was a Parisian secular artist who produced Gothic-era illuminated manuscripts for the French monarchy, particularly Philip the Fair. He is considered sculptural in the design of his figures, even capturing the light as it plays on their bodies. His workshop was on the street known today as rue Boutebrie.
Also recorded as Honoratus · Maître Honoré · Honoré · Master Honore
Master Honoré
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- Born
- 1250 · Amiens.
- Died
- 1312 · France.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- illuminator · painter
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — Book of Hours by Master Honoré, circa 1290, Stadtbibliothek, Nuremberg Master Honoré was a Parisian secular artist who produced Gothic-era illuminated manuscripts for the French monarchy, particularly Philip the Fair. He is considered sculptural in the design of his figures, even capturing the light as it plays on their bodies. His workshop was on the street known today as rue Boutebrie.
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Honoré lived and worked in Paris for the court of Phillip the Fair from 1288 until 1318. Until the 13th century illuminated manuscripts were predominantly created by monks in the scriptoria of monasteries. The 13th century saw a move away from monastic production to a manufacture of books by lay masters in commercial workshops. One such lay artisan, and one of the few whose actual name survives. In 1295 Master Honoré designed the miniatures in the Prayer Book of Philip the Fair. His figures are larger and have a relief-like modeling that seems more realistic. The Parisian school of manuscript painting saw innovations of representational realism by Master Honoré; his successor within the workshop was Jean Pucelle. • Illustration — Miniature from La Somme le Roy, circa 1295, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (MS 368)
The authorities additionally record the headings Honoratus, Maître Honoré, Honoré, Master Honore and Maitre Honore. His recorded language was French.
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1250
Master Honoré born at Amiens.
1312
Master Honoré died at France.
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rue Boutebrie
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- 1.Bibliothèque de l'École des chartes, Volume 41, p. 188.
- 2.L. Delisle, Notice de douze livres royaux du XIIIe et du XIVe siècle, Paris 1902.
- 3.De betaling van het breviarium is terug te vinden in de rekeningen van de Trésor du Louvre van Allerheiligen 1296.
- 4.D'or et d'ivoire, persdossier van de tentoonstelling in Louvre Lens van 27 mei tot 28 september 2015. p. 7
- 5.Marie-Claude Chaudonneret, Les artistes étrangers à Paris: de la fin du Moyen Age aux années 1920. in: Actes de journées d'études organisées par le centre André Chastel les 15 et 16 décembre 2005. Peter Lang, Bern 2007, p. 25 (31).
- 6.Volgens een inscriptie in het manuscript; Honoré, Maître in Enciclopedia dell' Arte Medievale, Treccani.
- 7.Fianu Kouky, Les professionnels du livre à la fin du XIIIe siècle: l'enseignement des registres fiscaux parisiens, Bibliothèque de l'école des chartes, 1992, tome 150. pp. 185-222. Gearchiveerd op 10 juli 2024.
- 8.Gowing, Sir Lawrence, gen. ed. "Master Honoré." Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists, vol. 2. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2005. Ancient and Medieval History Online.
- 9.Eléonore Fournié, Les manuscrits de la Bible historiale. Présentation et catalogue raisonné d’une œuvre médiévale, L'Atelier du Centre de recherches historiques, 2009, nota 147.
- 10.Kouky Fianu, Familles et solidarités dans les métiers du livre prisiens au XIVe siècle, in Médiévales, 1980, Vol. 9, nr 19, pp. 83-90, p.86.
- 11.Zie "gedetailleerde info" op Gallica, waar men dit werk online kan raadplegen. Gearchiveerd op 29 april 2024.
- 12.bekijk de miniaturen op enluminures.culture.fr
- 13.Omschrijving en online raadplegen op de website van de British Library. Gearchiveerd op 7 december 2022.
- 14.Omschrijving en afbeelding op de website van het Fitzwilliam Museum
- 15.Raadpleegbaar online op Bible Latine, Gallica. Gearchiveerd op 20 augustus 2024.
- 16.Larousse, Dictionnaire de la peinture.
- 17.Honoré, Maitre in Enciclopedia dell' Arte Medievale, Treccani.
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