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[Del Grassi, Giovanni] and [De Pavia, Luchino Belbello]. Meiss, Millard and Kirsch, Edith W. (editors).
The Visconti Hours.
Publisher: George Braziller, New York;
Date of Publication: 1972
Stock Code: 12998
Hardcover quarto, pp., 262. Photographic manuscript facsimile with commentary and notes. Original publisher’s blue leather, sun device in gilt to upper board, gilt titles and decoration to spine. Housed in a black slipcase, with title mounted to spine and side panel, with a facsimile leaf mounted to the other side panel. Slipcase a touch scuffed with a hint of rubbing to edges. Gift stamp to title-page, “Kindly donated in 2015 to St Mary’s R C Church Loughborough by Graham and Mary Embleton”, otherwise clean and bright. Faithful and scholarly facsimile of the beautiful illuminated prayer book, originally produced in the 14th century for Duke Gian Galeazzo Visconti. Photographed from MS Banco Rari 397 and MS Landlau-Findlay 22 at the Biblioteca Nazionale, Florence. £50.00