| Notes: | Complete facsimile of the Bibliothèque nationale manuscript likely made for Isabella of France. The flyleaf (fol. 167) is inscribed: "L'an de l'Incarnation M.CCC. et XIII. le samedi apres le sain Donis [sic] fut parfais cis Apokalypse. Colins Chadewe l'ordinat et l'enluminat." Cf. Lewis, Suzanne. The Apocalypse of Isabella of France : Paris, Bibl. Nat. MS Fr. 13096. Art bulletin. New York : College Art Association, 1990. p. [224], note. Reprint copy lacks this inscription (or it is covered by the certificate of authenticity).
Manuscript also known as "Apocalypse of 1313" and "The French Apocalypse."
Signed and dated in 1313 by its illuminator, Colin Chadelve; 162 colored miniatures in ornamental frames ; rubricated letters elaborated in gold leaf, and 86 full-page illustrations (p. 1-88 text with illustrations; p. 89-166 text only)
Limited edition of 987 copies issued in slipcase (25 cm.)
Book in cream-colored binding, set in maroon-colored case with gold horizontal strips on spine, gold-leaf trimmed frame on front and back ; "Apocalipsis 1313" in gold on spine.
Bound in tanned leather, special handmade paper, 86 full page illustrations, 166 miniatures, illuminated with gold, illuminated initials.
Leaf 165 of the original is torn, facsimile reproduces this state.
Title and imprint information for facsimile edition from printed sheet mounted inside back cover.
Certificate of authenticity signed by José Antonio Caneda Goyanes, Notary of Ourense, Colegio de Galicia: "Ourense, 21 de agosto del 2006"
Art Bulletin, v. 70, no. 2, June 1990, p. [224]
French text in an adaptation of English Gothic script.
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