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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. Grassi, Giovannino de', approximately 1340-1398
  2. Belbello, Luchino, active 15th century
  3. Giangaleazzo Visconti, Duke of Milan, 1351-1402
  4. Biblioteca nazionale centrale di Firenze
  5. Libro d'ore Visconti > History and criticism
  6. Libro d'ore Visconti
  7. 1300-1499
  8. Books of hours > Italy > Illustrations > 14th century
  9. Books of hours > Facsimiles
  10. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Italian > 14th century
  11. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval > Florence
  12. Illustrated books > Florence > 14th century
  13. Books of hours
  14. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Italian
  15. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
  16. Illustrated books
  17. Italy
  18. Italy > Florence
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).