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The Adventure of a Lifetime: The Roman d’Alexandre en prose, c. 1290-1300.
Manuscript in French on vellum.
205 x 155 mm. 55 ff., trimmed, fragmentary.
This astonishing book, created over 700 years ago, is a treasure of literary and art history and represents one of the most important sources for the storytelling traditions of mankind: the Alexander Romance in prose in its extremely rare second version, a fantastic tale of the adventures of Alexander the Great, masterfully illuminated by a highly imaginative artist.
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