Treasures of a Lost Art
Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance
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Word Count
48,750 words, Guess
Page Count
195 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL9603619M
- ISBN-139781588390301
- ISBN-101588390306
- OCLC Control Number50669221
- OCLC Control Number895137298
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Numbertreasuresoflosta0000pall
- Library of Congress Control Number2002035987
- LibraryThing334738
Classifications
- LCCND3159 .P35 2003
Description
"Treasures of a Lost Art presents 144 leaves, cuttings, and illuminated manuscript fragments from the collection of Robert Lehman (1891-1969), one of the largest and most impressive private holdings of Italian manuscripts assembled after the First World War. Discussed here - with many of them handsomely illustrated in full color - are important examples of the major schools of illumination in southern Italy, Umbria, Tuscany, Emilia, Lombardy, and the Veneto. Previously unpublished, and perhaps even unknown to scholars, are works by some of the foremost Italian painters of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, including a leaf here attributed for the first time to the Sienese master Duccio di Buoninsegna and cuttings by Stefano da Verona and Cosimo Tura. Lesser-known arists, such as Neri da Rimini, Belbello da Pavia, and Girolamo da Cremona, once renowned for their beautifully illuminated volumes, are also discussed in full."--BOOK JACKET.
First Sentence
On May 26, 1825, the first sale of illuminated manuscript leaves and cuttings took place at Christie's, in London.
Excerpt
On May 26, 1825, the first sale of illuminated manuscript leaves and cuttings took place at Christie's, in London.
Description
"Treasures of a Lost Art presents 144 leaves, cuttings, and illuminated manuscript fragments from the collection of Robert Lehman (1891-1969), one of the largest and most impressive private holdings of Italian manuscripts assembled after the First World War. Discussed here - with many of them handsomely illustrated in full color - are important examples of the major schools of illumination in southern Italy, Umbria, Tuscany, Emilia, Lombardy, and the Veneto. Previously unpublished, and perhaps even unknown to scholars, are works by some of the foremost Italian painters of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, including a leaf here attributed for the first time to the Sienese master Duccio di Buoninsegna and cuttings by Stefano da Verona and Cosimo Tura. Lesser-known arists, such as Neri da Rimini, Belbello da Pavia, and Girolamo da Cremona, once renowned for their beautifully illuminated volumes, are also discussed in full."--Jacket.
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