Lot n° 234  | Auction 649

Estimate € 1,000 - 1,500

Sold € 2,200

Auction: 28 February 2024 at 10:00

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[GRIMANI] - Breviario Grimani. Ms. Lat. I 99 = 2138. Rome: Salerno Editrice, 2009.   Luxurious reproduction of the breviary purchased by Cardinal Domenico Grimani and donated to the Republic of Venice where it is still preserved at the Marciana Library. The codex was created in Bruges in the early 16th-century by the best Flemish craftsmen, including Gerard David, Simon Bening and Gerard Horenbout, and is sumptuously decorated with 120 full-page miniatures.   (275 x 215mm). Copy no. 243 of 750. Detailed colour reproduction of the original codex. Red velvet binding with rich decorations, with gilt metal inserts within a plexiglass editorial box on a wooden base. Without the commentary volume.


Estimate € 1,000 - 1,500

Sold € 2,200

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