Cava de' Tirreni, Biblioteca Statale del Monumento Nazionale della Badia, Cod. Cavense 47

Officium Beatae Virginis Facsimile Edition

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This book of hours, dating back to the early 16th century, is adorned with numerous illustrations and lavish decorations. Up to folio 141v, the miniatures are the work of an illuminator close to the circle of Jean Bourdichon, operating in the same milieu as the artist of the miniatures in the Heures de Morin d'Arfeuille (Ms 1397 of the Condé Museum in Chantilly), to which Cavense 47 is closely related. However, the decoration of the last two folios (142 and 143) is by a more modest hand that emulates the motifs and style of the former. The miniatures feature abundant use of blue, gold, and gold leaf. The manuscript includes ornate initials and is written in Gothic script. It contains the Officium "a l'usage de Paris" and the calendar in French.

We have 1 facsimile edition of the manuscript "Officium Beatae Virginis": Officium Beatae Virginis (Cod. Cavense 47) facsimile edition, published by Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, 2003

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Officium Beatae Virginis (Cod. Cavense 47)

Rome: Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, 2003

  • Commentary (Italian) by Lazzi, Giovanna
  • Limited Edition: 500 copies
  • Full-size color reproduction of the entire original document, Officium Beatae Virginis: the facsimile attempts to replicate the look-and-feel and physical features of the original document; pages are trimmed according to the original format; the binding might not be consistent with the current document binding.

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