Grimani Breviary

Name: Grimani Breviary
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ISBN: 9780879510220

ISBN-10: 0879510226

ISBN-13: 9780879510220

Edition: N/A

Authors: Gian Lorenzo Mellini, Mario Salmi, Ross King, Gian Lorenzo Mellini

List price: $175.00

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Description:

In the Middle Ages a breviary was an illuminated manuscript daily devotions commissioned by only the wealthiest and most powerful. Today, The Overlook Press making the legendary Grimani Breviary available to all. While the original Grimani Breviary is safely housed in the Biblioteca Marciana in Venice, this linen-bound, facsimile edition captures all of the beauty and enchantment of this ancient manuscript. The pages are filled with full-color images of prayers and daily life in the early 16th century painstakingly drawn by the Flemish miniaturist painter Gerard Horenbout and his collaborators.

Book details

List price: $175.00
Publisher: Abrams, Inc.
Publication date: 9/16/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 276
Size: 9.00" wide x 12.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 4.532
Language: English