Master Honoré

Master Honoré was a Parisian secular artist who produced Gothic-era illuminated manuscripts for the French monarchy, particularly Philip the Fair.

[1] Master Honoré lived and worked in Paris for the court of Phillip the Fair from 1288 until 1318.

The 13th century saw a move away from monastic production to a manufacture of books by lay masters in commercial workshops.

In 1295 Master Honoré designed the miniatures in the Prayer Book of Philip the Fair.

[3] The Parisian school of manuscript painting saw innovations of representational realism by Master Honoré; his successor within the workshop was Jean Pucelle.