Lot n° 160  | Auction 671

Estimate € 1,000 - 1,500

Auction: 25 September 2024 at 10:00

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[CAVALLINI] - La Bibbia di Pietro Cavallini. Ms. Civ. A. 72. Rome: Treccani, 2018.   A reproduction of the bible commissioned by the Neapolitan cardinal Landolfo Brancaccio at the end of the 13th century and illuminated by the painter and mosaicist Pietro Cavallini. It is one of the most ornate medieval bibles with over 100 miniatures and numerous initials and is currently preserved in the Civic Library of Catania.   (390 x 260mm). Copy no. 252 of 699. Detailed colour reproduction of the original codex. Editorial binding in red velvet with inserts in gilt metal and semiprecious stones. With a commentary volume.


Estimate € 1,000 - 1,500

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