Les chansons de Jaufré Rudel - La belle dame sans mercy - Le - Lot 156

Les chansons de Jaufré Rudel - La belle dame sans mercy - Les chansons de Colin Muset. Illuminations by Jean GRADASSI. Monte Carlo, Acanthe, 1959. 3 volumes in a single box. 12 by 18 cm. Each volume in sheets, in richly illustrated, filled covers. Solid wood folder, titled on spine, and solid wood studded box, with wrought-iron motif opening, and red enameled shield. A small but not serious crack on the front cover (not missing or fragile). Otherwise perfect condition. 3 medieval texts beautifully illustrated by miniaturist Jean GRADASSI. An edition of 551 copies, this one of 400 on lightly tinted chiffon de Vidalon (N°201). A sought-after edition. GRADASSI's work is among his finest illuminations, and the box remains a rare creation...