ID: 700008673 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008673	Record Type: Movable Work
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Les Visions du chevalier Tondal (illuminated manuscript; Simon Marmion (Flemish, active 1450 - 1489) and David Aubert...; 1475)

Note: 45 folios, 15 half-page miniatures, 5 quarter-page miniatures, 15 full decorated borders, 5 one-side decorated borders. French version of the "Visio Tnugdali," story of a knight who fell ill and experienced a dream journey through hell and paradise.

Titles:

Les Visions du chevalier Tondal (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U,French-P,U,U)

The Visions of the Knight Tondal (C,U,D,DE,English,U,U)

Ms. 30 (C,U,MD,undetermined,U,U)

Catalog Level: volume

Work Types:

illuminated manuscript [300265483] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Information Forms (hierarchy name), information forms (objects), document genres, <documents by conditions of production>, manuscripts (documents))

hagiography (literary genre) [300201063]

..... (Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), <concepts in the arts and humanities>, <genres in literature and performing arts>, <genres for literature>, biographies (literary genre))

book [300028051]

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Information Forms (hierarchy name), information forms (objects), information artifacts, <information artifacts by physical form>)

Classifications:

manuscripts (preferred)

Creation Date: 1475

Creator Display:

Simon Marmion (Flemish, active 1450 - 1489) and David Aubert (Flemish, active 1453 - 1479) [preferred,VP,JPGM]

illuminator Marmion, Simon (French illuminator and panel painter, ca. 1425-1489) [500121728]

scribe Aubert, David (French writer, scribe, illuminator, active 1458-1479) [500031958]

collector Margaret of York, Duchess (Burgundian duchess, 1446-1503) [500356978]

Locations:

J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500115988] J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 87.MN.141; Ms. 30

Other: Creation: Gent [7007887] East Flanders (province), Flanders (region (administrative division)), Belgium (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Other: Creation: Valenciennes [7008471] Hauts-de-France (region (administrative division)), France (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment tipped into a binding of wood boards covered with brown calf

	tempera [300015062]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>, paint (coating), <paint by composition or origin>, water-base paint)

	gold leaf [300264831]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by form>, leaf (metal))

	gilt paint [300343596]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>, paint (coating), <paint by composition or origin>, metallic paint)

	ink [300015012]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>)

	parchment (animal material) [300011851]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, animal material, processed animal material)

	wood board [300162666]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>, <wood by product>)

	calf (leather) [300227525]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, animal material, processed animal material, leather, <leather by origin>)

	tipping in [300135036]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <additive and joining processes and techniques>, <placing processes and techniques>)

Dimensions: leaves: 36.3 x 26.2 cm (14 5/16 x 10 5/16 in.)

Cultures:

Franco-Flemish (preferred)

General Subject:

history and legend (preferred)

literary

biographical

Specific Subjects:

	Visions du Chevalier Tondal [901001663]
	.....((Literary works: Prose (novels, etc.), Named written and performed works, Literature and Performing Arts)) (ICON)

	hell (doctrinal concept) [300185657]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), <religions and religious concepts>, religious concepts, doctrinal concepts) (AAT)

	knight (landholder) [300230874]
	.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by state or condition>, landholders) (AAT)

	French (language) [300388306]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), language-related concepts, <languages and writing systems>, <languages and writing systems by specific type>, <temporary alphabetical list: languages and writing systems>) (AAT)

	Tondal [901001216]
	.....((Literary characters, Literature and Performing Arts)) (ICON)

	visionary literature (dream literature) [300404342]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), <concepts in the arts and humanities>, <genres in literature and performing arts>, <genres for literature>) (AAT)

Inscriptions: Secondary Inscription: On each of the twenty folios with miniatures, the initials of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy and Margaret of York, bound in a marriage knot in the bas-de-page, and Margaret's motto: "Bien en adviengne" in the border. Inscribed on fols. 43v-44, a colophon: "Cy fine le livre intitule les Visions que recheu l'esperit d'un chevallier des marches d'Irlande nomme monsieur Tondal, lequel livre a este escript et ordonne par le commandement et ordonnance de treshaulte et tresexcellente et trespuissante princhesse madame Marguerite de Yorch, par la grace de Dieu Duchesse de Bourgoingne, de Lothriik, de Brabant, de Lembourg, de Luxembourg et de Guerles, Comtesse de Flandres, d'Artois, de Bourgoingne, Palatine de Haynnau, de Hollande, de Zeelande, de Namur et de Zuutphen. Marquise du Saint Empire, dame de Salms et de Malines. A este en sa ville de Gand par David, son trespeut indigne escripvain, escript ou mois de mars lan de grace mil cccc soixante et quatorse."

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
Les Visions du chevalier Tondal	........ [VP,JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
The Visions of the Knight Tondal	........ [VP,JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Ms. 30	........ [VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)