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The Visconti hours : National Library, Florence

Title
  1. The Visconti hours : National Library, Florence / Millard Meiss and Edith W. Kirsch.
Published by
  1. New York : George Braziller, 1972.
Author
  1. Meiss, Millard.

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Additional authors
  1. Kirsch, Edith W.
  2. Grassi, Giovannino de', approximately 1340-1398
  3. Belbello, Luchino, active 15th century
  4. Torre, Vincent
  5. Ratti, Oscar
  6. Catholic Church. Book of hours (Ms. Libro d'ore Visconti)
Description
  1. 262 pages : color facsimile; 26 cm (27 cm in slipcase)
Summary
  1. "National Library, Florence The Visconti Hours is the preeminent Italian example of the numerous surviving Books of Hours produced during the late Middle Ages, mainly in countries north of Italy, for the private devotional use of wealthy lay persons."--Amazon.
Uniform title
  1. Libro d'ore Visconti.
Subject
  1. Books of hours
  2. Illustrated books
  3. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
  4. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval > Italy > Florence
  5. Books of hours > Italy > Illustrations > 14th century
  6. Grassi, Giovannino de', approximately 1340-1398
  7. Facsimiles
  8. Illustrated books > Italy > Florence > 14th century
  9. Belbello, Luchino, active 15th century
  10. Manuscripts
  11. Biblioteca nazionale centrale di Firenze
  12. Books of hours > Manuscripts > Facsimiles
  13. Giangaleazzo Visconti, Duke of Milan, 1351-1402
  14. 1300-1499
  15. Criticism, interpretation, etc
  16. Italy > Florence
  17. Libro d'ore Visconti > History and criticism
  18. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Italian > 14th century
Genre/Form
  1. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  2. Facsimiles.
  3. Manuscripts.
Contents
  1. Introduction, part I / Millard Meiss -- Introduction, part II / Edith W. Kirsch -- Commentaries on the plates / Edith W. Kirsch -- Plates -- Provenance of the manuscript and list of related manuscripts -- Notes to the introduction -- Notes to the commentaries -- Bibliography.
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Note
  1. Issued in a slipcase.
  2. "Reproduced from the Illuminated Manuscript belonging to the National Library, Florence, Italy."--Title page verso.
  3. Rare Book copy: In original slipcase.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-262).