The Hôtel-Dieu at Beaune

A remarkable example of 15th-century French hospital architecture, the Hôtel-Dieu at Beaune, in Burgundy, was founded in 1443 by Nicolas Rolin, chancellor of Philip the Good. It remained a charitable institution for more
I than five centuries: medical progress meant ongoing changes to the building, but overall the original structure has been preserved.
Gifts and legacies over the years have left the Hôtel-Dieu with an impressive heritage that includes religious paintings -most outstandingly Rogier Van der Weyden's Last Judgement polyptych -together with portraits,
tapestries and the furnishings and kitchenware provided for the patients.
, This book offers a detailed guide to the building and the collection it houses,
and notably to a number of rooms now closed to the public.
ED : Somogy (04/2005), 26x29 cm, 127 pages, relié, ISBN: 2850568481