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Presentation miniature
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A presentation miniature or dedication miniature is a miniature painting often found in illuminated manuscripts, in which the patron or donor is presented with a book, normally to be interpreted as th
Rogier van der Weyden, Jean Wauquelin presenting his 'Chroniques de Hainaut' to Philip the Good, c 1448
Rogier van der Weyden, Jean Wauquelin presenting his 'Chroniques de Hainaut' to Philip the Good, c 1448
The patrikia Anicia Juliana receives the Vienna Dioscurides from a putto, flanked by Megalopsychia and Phronesis (folio 6v)
The patrikia Anicia Juliana receives the Vienna Dioscurides from a putto, flanked by Megalopsychia and Phronesis (folio 6v)
Charles the Bald receives the Vivian Bible from the monks of Tours in 845 (fol. 423)
Charles the Bald receives the Vivian Bible from the monks of Tours in 845 (fol. 423)
Two royal visits to respectively the author and translator of Vincent de Beauvais's work translated in French by Jean de Vignay as Le Miroir historial
Two royal visits to respectively the author and translator of Vincent de Beauvais's work translated in French by Jean de Vignay as Le Miroir historial, c. 1333
Grandes Chroniques de France
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The Grandes Chroniques de France is a vernacular royal compilation of the history of the Kingdom of France, most manuscripts of which are luxury copies that are heavily illuminated. Copies were produc
Presentation miniature
…though at court, but these are not generally called "presentation miniatures". The form did not die out, however. The earliest surviving copy of the Grandes Chroniques de France was presented by the monks of Saint-Denis, who had compiled the text, to Philip III in about 1274, with two presentation scenes, though neither act as…
Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, with Chancellor Nicolas Rolin and the future Charles the Bold, accepts his copy of the Grandes Chroniques de France
Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, with Chancellor Nicolas Rolin and the future Charles the Bold, accepts his copy of the Grandes Chroniques de France from Guillaume Fillastre on 1 January 1457. As often this presentation miniature is in the book itself, which is now in St Petersburg. This book contains the Burgundian version for later periods.
Clovis I of the Franks, Clotilde and his sons, 14th-century
Clovis I of the Franks, Clotilde and his sons, 14th-century
Philip II of France captures Tours in 1189. Jean Fouquet
Philip II of France captures Tours in 1189. Jean Fouquet