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Cover image for book Isabelle Boursier's Book of Hours, a Dismembered Manuscript from Mary Benson's Collection

Isabelle Boursier's Book of Hours, a Dismembered Manuscript from Mary Benson's Collection

By:Carla Rossi
Publisher:Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Print ISBN:9781036424282
eText ISBN:9781036400446
Edition:1
Copyright:2024
Format:Page Fidelity

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When financial hardship forced the Brooklyn Museum to sell a Book of Hours, a dealer purchased and dismembered it for profit. This book uncovers the moral complexities of the sale, identifies the manuscript's original owner, and digitally reconstructs the priceless text.