MSS16558Livre des merveilles du monde facsimileGuide to the Livre des merveilles du monde facsimile MSS 16558Rose Oliveira, Accessioning ArchivistAlbert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

9 Septembe 2021

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections LibraryP.O. Box 400110University of VirginiaCharlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110URL:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-03-05 17:40:36 +0000.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Livre des merveilles du monde facsimile University of Virginia Bookstore Polo , Marco, 1254-1323? MSS 16558 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/3/resources/1082 .4 Cubic Feet 1 letter document box c. 1410-1412 2021 French, Middle (ca.1400-1600) 1 Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from The University of Virginia Bookstore by the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia on August 23, 2021.

 Preferred Citation

MSS 16558, Livre des merveilles du monde facsimile, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

 Content Description

This collection consists of a print on demand facsimile of Livre des merveilles du monde (BNF FR2810)based on the Marco Polo - The Book of Wonders. This one-of-a-kind reproduction is the only numbered large size format Book of Wonders in genuine calf skin leather." (with certificate of authenticity).It is an illuminated manuscript made in France between 1410 to 1412 containing several texts regarding commercial, religious, and diplomatic contact between Europe and Asia. The authors of these texts include Marco Polo, Odoric of Pordenone, Wilhelm von Boldensele, Uzbeg, Benedict XII, John Mandeville, Hayton of Corycus, Riccoldo da Monte di Croce, and others. It contains 297 folios, and 265 miniatures produced by several Parisian workshops, thought to be those of Boucicaut Master, the Bedford Master and the Mazarine Master.

The manuscript contains 297 folios and 265 miniatures. The original was owned by prominent French figures and families including John, the fearless, and John, Duke of Berry, the Armagnac family, Charles de Valois (Duke of Angouleme) and possibly King Francis I of France, and the Librairie Royale de Fontainebleau. The original currently resides at the Biblotheque Nationale de France.

 Voyages and travels -- Early works to 1800 Illuminated manuscripts Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval -- France Manuscripts, Medieval -- Facsimiles University of Virginia Bookstore Asia