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Article
Cristoforo de Predis at the Sforza Court
03/2025 | 1464 | 167
Pages: 206–11
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Author:
Schrader, Jeffrey (Schrader, Jeffrey)
Subjects
artists:
Predis, Cristoforo de / Pedius, Quintus
dates:
1470-1479
museums and institutions:
Wallace Collection, London, Great Britain
patrons:
Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan, 1444-1476
sources:
Pliny, the Elder, 23-79 AD
subjects:
Illuminators / Illuminated manuscripts / Inscriptions / Italian art / Renaissance art / Sforza family / Courts (social groups) / Disabled / Miniaturists
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Marriage of the Virgin, from the Borromeo Book of Hours, by Cristoforo de Predis. 1478 or 1486. Gouache on vellum, 10.3 by 7.6 cm. (Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan, S.P.42, fol.15v; Mondadori Portfolio; Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
2. Initial ‘A’ with Galeazzo Maria Sforza in prayer, by Cristoforo de Predis. Probably 1477. Gouache on vellum, 22.4 by 18.9 cm. (Wallace Collection, London; Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
3. Arms and imprese of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, from the Book of Gioacchino and Anna, by Cristoforo de Predis. 1476. Gouache on parchment, 27.3 by 19.1 cm. (Biblioteca Reale, Turin, Codice Varia 124, fol.2v; Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
4. St Martin with the poor and Annunciation, from the Ingressarium of Fabrizio Marliani, by Cristoforo de Predis. 1476. Illumination on parchment, 57.2 by 41.2 cm. (Museo Baroffio e del Santuario del Sacro Monte sopra Varese, inv.1000, fol.1r).
Attributed works:
5. Melanthus Cycionius, Apelles, Protogenes Caunius, Quintus Pedius, Praxiteles Graecus, Mecenas, by Joachim von Sandrart. 1683. Engraving. (From J. von Sandrart and P. Killian: L’Academia todesca della architectura, scultura & pittura, oder, Teutsche Academie der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Künste, Nuremberg 1683, second part, first book, plate E; New York Public Library).
Attributed works:
6. Details of Figs.4, 3, 2 and 1, showing the various signatures of Cristoforo de Predis.
Book Review
Penned and Painted: The Art and Meaning of Books in Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts
03/2023 | 1440 | 165
Pages: 349
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Reviewer:
Reynolds, Catherine (Reynolds, Catherine; R., C.)
Subjects
museums and institutions:
British Library, Dept. of Manuscripts, London, Great Britain
subjects:
Illuminated manuscripts / Books / Illuminators
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Penned and Painted: The Art and Meaning of Books in Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts By Lucy Freeman Sandler. 176 pp. incl. 89 col. ills. (British Library, London, 2022), £25. ISBN 978–0–7123–5436–3. | :
Exhibition Review
Fragmented Illuminations: Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Cuttings at the V&A
11/2021 | 1424 | 163
Pages: 1058-1060
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Reviewer:
Kidd, Peter (Kidd, Peter)
Subjects
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Great Britain
subjects:
Illuminated manuscripts / Renaissance art / Collectors / Patrons / Ecclesiastical / Illuminators / Medicine / Law / Literature / Literature / Forgeries / Thieves
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Fragmented Illuminations: Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Cuttings at the V&A Victoria and Albert Museum, London 8th September 2021–8th May 2022 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
4. Initial ‘M’ showing St Giustina, by Girolamo da Cremona, from an antiphonary, Padua. Before 1462. Water based pigments, gilding and ink on parchment, 21 by 19 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London; MS 817-1894).
Attributed works:
5. Manuscript cuttings from a Sistine Chapel missal, by Vincent Raimond. c.1523–34. Collage and frame, 19th century. Water based pigments, gilding and ink on parchment, 51 by 37.5 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London; MS E.4577-1910).
Article
The Origins of an illuminated ‘Meditationes Vitae Christi’ manuscript
08/2021 | 1421 | 163
Pages: 728-731
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Author:
Bartal, Renana (Bartal, Renana)
Subjects
media:
Illuminated manuscripts
museums and institutions:
Corpus Christi College, Oxford, Great Britain
patrons:
Baglioni family
places:
Perugia
subjects:
Origins / Illuminators / Illuminations / Patronage
subjects:
Early Italian art
works:
Meditationes Vitae Christi
Illustrations
Attributed works:
3. Detail of an Antiphonal, attributed to the Master of S. Lorenzo. c.1320. (Biblioteca Capitolare, Perugia; MS 9, fol.93r).
Attributed works:
6. Detail of Meditationes Vitae Christi, by hand two, showing St Clare (or a Poor Clare nun), St Francis and the coat of arms. c.1300–20. (Corpus Christi College, Oxford; MS 410, fol.1r).
Attributed works:
7. The Baglioni family coat of arms.
Western art unattributed:
1. Detail of Meditationes Vitae Christi, by hand three, showing the meal at the house of Simon the leper. 1300–20. (Corpus Christi College, Oxford; MS 410, fol.112r).
Western art unattributed:
2. Detail of Meditationes Vitae Christi, by hand one, showing the Virgin’s childhood years at the temple. 1300–20. (Corpus Christi College, Oxford; MS 410, fol.6r).
Western art unattributed:
4. Detail of an Antiphonal, showing the Adoration of the Magi. c.1300. (Città di Castello, Biblioteca Comunale, Codex E).
Western art unattributed:
5. Detail of Fig.6, showing the Baglioni family coat of arms.
Book Review
Illuminated Manuscripts and Incunabula in Cambridge. A Catalogue of Western Book Illumination in the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Cambridge Colleges. Part V, Illuminated Incunabula. Volume one, Books Printed in Italy before 1501. By Azzurra Elena Andriolo and Suzanne Reynolds
03/2019 | 1392 | 161
Pages: 254-255
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Reviewer:
Szépe, Helena (Szépe, Helena)
Subjects
dates:
1400-1499
media:
Illuminated manuscripts / Incunabula / Books
styles:
Italian art
subjects:
Miniaturists / Collectors / Catalogues / Databases / Digital technology / Illuminators / Bookbindings
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Illuminated Manuscripts and Incunabula in Cambridge. A Catalogue of Western Book Illumination in the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Cambridge Colleges. Part V, Illuminated Incunabula. Volume one, Books Printed in Italy before 1501. By Azzurra Elena Andriolo and Suzanne Reynolds | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
3. Page from Argonautica, by Apollonius Rhodius, edited by Janus Lascaris, Florence 1496. (Trinity College, Cambridge, MS VI.18.38, f.α2r).
Book Review
‘Gold und Bücher lieb ich sehr…’: 480 Jahre Staats- und Stadtbibliothek Augsburg. Edited by Karl-Georg Pfändtner
01/2019 | 1390 | 161
Pages: 85-87
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Reviewer:
Michael, Michael (Michael, Michael; Michael, Michael A.; Michael, M. A.)
Subjects
artists:
Burgkmair, Hans, the elder / Schäufelein, Hans, the elder / Beck, Leonhard / Hokusai, Katsushika / Masayoshi / Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1798-1861 / Shunboku, Ōoka / Utagawa Toyokuni, 1769-1825 / Nishikawa Sukenobu
dates:
1500-1599 / 1600-1699 / 1700-1799 / 1800-1899 / 1900-1999 / 2000-2099 / 2010-2019
media:
Books / Manuscripts / Illuminated manuscripts / Miniatures (paintings) / Prints / Calligraphy / Incunabula
museums and institutions:
Staats- und Stadtbibliothek, Augsburg, Germany
patrons:
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1459-1519
places:
Germany / Augsburg
subjects:
Libraries / Collections / Collections, Public / Monasteries / Illuminators / Psalters / Printmaking / Cultural history / Exhibition catalogues / Persian / Ukiyo-e
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
2. Initial D at beginning of psalm 22 Dixit Insipiens, a tavern with men drinking and gaming, from the psalter of Abbot Johannes von Giltlingen. 1495. Parchment, 57.5 by 42 cm. (Augsburg Staats- und Stadtbibliothek; 2° Cod 49a, Cim 63).
Book Review
The Sobieski Hours: A Most Beautiful Manuscript from the British Royal Collection. Facsimile edition. Commentary by Jenny Stratford and Jane Roberts
12/2018 | 1389 | 160
Pages: 1068-1070
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Reviewer:
Law-Turner, Frederica C.E. (Law-Turner, Frederica C.E.)
Subjects
artists:
Bedford Master / Bedford Master Workshop
dates:
1400-1449 / 1430-1440
media:
Manuscripts / Illuminated manuscripts / Miniatures (paintings)
museums and institutions:
Windsor Castle, Windsor, Great Britain / Royal Collection, (Great Britain)
places:
Great Britain / Windsor / France / Paris
subjects:
Books of hours / Facsimiles / Illuminators / Illuminations / Tempera / Workshops (Organisations) / Attributions / Patronage / Style / Saints / Margaret, Saint / Databases / Electronic publishing
Illustrations
Attributed works:
2. Pilgrims travelling to Mont-Saint-Michel, from the Sobieski Hours. 1430s. Egg tempera on vellum, 27.5 by 18 cm. (Windsor Castle, Royal Library; f.204v; Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2018).
Book Review
An Insular Odyssey: Manuscript Culture in Early Christian Ireland and Beyond. Edited by Rachel Moss, Felicity O’Mahony and Jane Maxwell
09/2018 | 1386 | 160
Pages: 798
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Reviewer:
Hamburger, Jeffrey (Hamburger, Jeffrey)
Subjects
dates:
0400-0499 / 0500-0599 / 0600-0699 / 0700-0799 / 0800-0899 / 0900-0999
media:
Books / Manuscripts / Illuminated manuscripts
places:
Ireland
subjects:
Lindisfarne Gospels (British Library, London) / Book of Kells (Trinity College Library, Dublin) / Festschriften / Essays / Liturgy / Manuscript illumination / Provenance / Scientific analysis / Technical analysis / Pigments / Colour / Nationalism / Goldsmiths / Illuminators
Book Review
François Ier et l’art des Pays-Bas. Edited by Cécile Scailliérez.
07/2018 | 1384 | 160
Pages: 602-603
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Reviewer:
Herman, Nicholas (Herman, Nicholas)
Subjects
artists:
Master of Saint Giles / Master of Amiens / Clouet, François / Cleve, Joos van, d. ca. 1540 / Corneille de Lyon
artists:
Bellemare, Noël / Batave, Godefroy le / Guérard, Grégoire
dates:
1500-1549
media:
Paintings / Illuminated manuscripts / Stained glass / Books / Prints / Tapestries
museums and institutions:
Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
patrons:
Francis I, King of France, 1494-1547
places:
France / Paris
subjects:
French painting / Dutch painting / Flemish painting / Netherlandish painting / Ecole de Fontainebleau / Patronage / Mannerism / Panel paintings / Portraits / Altarpieces / Illuminators / Printmakers / Exhibition catalogues / Dating / Attribution / Taste (aesthetics)
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Hours of the Use of Rome, known as the Rosenwald Hours, by Noël Bellemare. 1524. Parchment, 24 by 17 cm. (Library of Congress, Washington, MS 52, fols.43v–44r).
Article
The painters of late medieval London and Westminster
06/2017 | 1371 | 159
Pages: 445-449
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Author:
Drimmer, Sonja (Drimmer, Sonja)
Subjects
dates:
1400-1499
places:
Westminster / London / England
subjects:
British painting / Commissions / Late medieval / Biographies / Painters / Illuminators
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