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Reproduction painted book covers, 1800s.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 1467
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- Format:
- Book
- Manuscript
- Language:
- No linguistic content
- Subjects (All):
- Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321--Art.
- Dante Alighieri.
- Savonarola, Girolamo, 1452-1498--Art.
- Savonarola, Girolamo.
- Bookbinding--Painted bindings--Specimens.
- Bookbinding.
- Genre:
- illuminations (paintings)
- reproductions (derivative objects)
- Penn Provenance:
- Sold at auction at Cannes Encheres (Cannes, France), 3 March 2020, lot 155.
- Physical Description:
- 2 items : vellum ; 187 x 301 mm, 215 x 360 mm.
- Place of Publication:
- 1800s.
- Summary:
- Two reproduction vellum book covers in the style of the Italian Renaissance, one with a portrait of Savonarola (based on the portrait by Fra Bartolomeo at the Museo di San Marco, Florence) and two pairs of leather ties, and the other with a portrait of Dante and leather stitching, probably made in the 19th century.
- Notes:
- Modern biographical notes on Savonarola, in French, that were found in the frame behind the Savonarola cover are in library files.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Dante and Tasso Library Fund.
- OCLC:
- 1276931309
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