Lot n° 243  | Auction 649

Estimate € 400 - 600

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Auction: 28 February 2024 at 10:00

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[MODENA] - Libro d'ore di Modena. Ms. Lat. 842. - Modena: Il Bulino, 2006.   The work is a masterpiece of the Gothic style illuminated by Tomasino da Vimercate (active 1390–1415). Preserved in the Estense University Library, the manuscript represents one of the pinnacles of Italian book art with 28 full-page miniatures. Commissioned during the reign of Gian Galeazzo Visconti, the Master of the Hours of Modena it witnessES to the artistic fervor in Milan in the 14th century, with exceptionally bright and refined illustrations.   (215 x 155mm). Copy no. 177 of 499. Detailed colour reproduction of the original code. Editorial binding in embroidered silk, blindstamped and gilt edges. Without a commentary volume.


Estimate € 400 - 600

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