Literary Reference - General & Miscellaneous, Medieval Art, General & Miscellaneous Renaissance Art, Books & Reading - Bibliography, General & Miscellaneous European Art, Books & Illuminated Manuscripts
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Overview
A decade in the making, this volume presents in color a selection of the most important works from twelve of Italy's finest libraries, including the Biblioteca Apostolica in the Vatican, the Biblioteca Laurenziana in Florence - the repository of the Medici collections - and Venice's Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana. Among these masterpieces of the illuminator's and bookmaker's art, executed throughout Europe and spanning eleven centuries, are several fine Byzantine manuscripts, many splendid biblical and liturgical texts and a number of rare early printed books. Highlights include such famous works as the Lorsch Gospels, the Hungarian Legendary, both parts of the Visconti Hours, Botticelli's illustrations to Dante's Divine Comedy and a collection of songs with music produced for Lorenzo de Medici; while other subjects range from classical texts, chronicles and romances to books of astrology, herbals, legal and medical texts, maps, memoirs, military treatises and heraldry.Editorials
Booknews
Masterpieces of the illuminator's and bookmaker's art from some of Italy's finest libraries are presented in splendid full-page plates, with brief accompanying text and an introductory essay by art scholar Crinelli. Beginning with the early Middle Ages and continuing to the end of the Renaissance, highlights include such famous works as the Lorsch Gospels, the Hungarian Legendary, and Botticelli's illustrations to Dante's Other selections include classical texts, chronicles and romances, and books of astrology, herbals, and memoirs. Oversize: (10x13.25<">). Distributed by Rizzoli through St. Martin's Press. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
November 1, 1997
Publisher
Vendome Press
Pages
288
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780865659865