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The Bible of Borso d'Este, 1961

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Information

Bergamo, Poligrafiche Bolis, 1961. 2 vols. 410 x 300 mm. Tables in black and in color (the latter protected by tissue paper), editorial binding in red leather with gilded silver studs with the Estensi's weapons applied to the plates, ribbed backs, with gold friezes and titles, silk looks and head cut gold. Within original cases. Ex libris by Gilberto Bellastrada.

Specialist Notes

Facsimile of the miniature masterpiece, the Bible was made between 1455 and 1461 for Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara. The mastery of illuminators such as Taddeo Crivelli and Franco dei Russi sanctions the definitive passage towards a completely Renaissance language, moving away from the elegant late Gothic charms to affirm a vision that makes rational understanding of the world the key to interpreting what exists.

Condition report

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