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Limited edition facsimile of 987 numbered copies. Full red leather, 34 x 25 cm; 40 pp 23 full-page illuminations decorated with gold. A very high-quality facsimile edition of the Flemish Apocalypse (or 'Apocalipsis Flamenco'), the original of which is housed in the BNF, Paris, under shelf mark "Neerlandais 3". Dating from the beginning of the fifteenth century, this is the only surviving illuminated Apocalypse written in Flemish. A striking feature of the Flemish Apocalypse is the representation of all the events described in a whole chapter in a single image. The manuscript includes 23 full-page illuminations: the first, the text's introduction, represents scenes of the life of St. John: each of the others relates to one of the twenty-two chapters. Another innovative element is the colour palette used for the illuminations, in which dark blue, vermilion, ochre, and a pallid white are strongly featured. White colour outlines buildings, and gives a metallic gleam to the armour. Reds are effectively applied to give prominence to animals and apocalyptic fires. Gold is used throughout the manuscript, highlighting the halos of the Lord, the angels, and St. John against the generally gloomy blue background. A separate commentary volume - not present here - was published by Moleiro in 2005. Copy No. 120. Fine in the publisher's matching clamshell box, which has very minor scuffs and is a trifle faded.…