Sometimes #manuscripts are so beautiful that we simply must celebrate all of their pleasing aspects.
Sometimes #manuscripts are so beautiful that we simply must celebrate all of their pleasing aspects. Today we have not one but four photos to share, highlighting the gorgeous gilt 19th/early 20th century binding, contemporary bookplate, and an absolutely lovely #illuminated interlaced full border, with a #coatofarms that appears to have been defaced. #manuscriptmonday***Ascetic miscellany], Italy 1470-1499Ms Codex 717 http://ow.ly/BAn630eiai4 Facsimile: http://ow.ly/WhCY30eialN ***#kislakcenter #pennlibraries #manuscript #medievalmanuscripts #asceticism #hagiography #illuminatedmanuscript #decorated #illustration #illustrated #rarebooks #bookbinding #giltbinding #latin #italianrenaissance -- source link
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