History of Alexander the Great.
Commissioned by Philip the Fair, King of France, and subsequently the property of Margaret of Austria, Maria of Hungary and the Emperor Napoleon.

A Heroic Epic, Precursor of Chivalric Tales.

©Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique. Belgium.
13th century
180 parchment pages
Dimensions: 24 x 18 cm
100 illuminated miniatures on a background of 24-karat gold and silver.