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- Being a noble and beautiful object, the Breviary has to be shown only to persons of extraordinary standing and only in exceptional circumstances
Throughout the Middle Ages, the breviary was considered to be one of the most important manuscripts
that could be owned. Such illuminated manuscripts contained daily devotions and were painstakingly
and lovingly crafted. As such, they were commissioned by only the most powerful and wealthiest
families and individuals. Perhaps one of the greatest delights of the Grimani Breviary is the
astonishing variety and range it displays. Rich in detail, the Grimani Breviary is a complete joy to
the scholar who yearns to understand more about this important time period in the Renaissance.
The Grimani Breviary represents a pinnacle in the achievement of the Master of James IV of Scotland, whose miniatures are among the
easiest to distinguish as a group [] The Master of James IV did not just copy from the hundred-year old calendar illuminations by the
Limbourg brothers in the Trs Riches Heures [] but transformed their courtly and refined art into something
more vigorous, full-blooded, and earthy. *
The Binding
A Masterpiece in its Own Right
The original
volume of
the Grimani
Breviary is in
crimson velvet
and elaborately
adorned with
silver-gilt
covers, framed
by a relief
border that is
embellished
with a running
vine stem and
four roundels.
The inner frame
of each cover features
additional corner roundels
and a large central portrait
medallion. The front cover
presents a portrait of Cardinal
Domenico Grimani while the back
cover features a portrait of Doge
Antonio Grimani.
The Need for a More Systematic Study: the first full high-quality facsimile
[...] The two-day examination of the manuscript by Maryan W. Ainsworth and Thomas Kren proved woefully
inadequate to the task of sorting out all of the stylistic and technical issues that the book raises. Nevertheless, the
visit underscored the need for a more systematic study of the breviarys illuminations. [...] *
De rebus coelestibus
A complete and faithful reproduction of the codex Ms. Lat. I, 99 - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice (Italy)
universally known as Grimani Breviary (Breviario Grimani).
Dalla c. 4v alla c. 12r il codice presenta 15 tavole interamente miniate di alto valore pittorico. Le miniature, climax estetico e tematico del
codice, esemplificano su due pagine affiancate gli effetti che, nelle varie sfere dinfluenza a loro sottoposte, i pianeti hanno sulla vita degli
uomini. Nelle pagine di sinistra domina la raffigurazione antropomorfica del pianeta (Saturno, Giove, Marte, Sole, Venere, Mercurio e
Illuminated
manuscript
parchment,
produced
in Ghent
and lastro
Brugesesercita
(ca. 1515-20)
Luna),fiancato dalle proprie
case, ovvero
i segni on
delle
costellazioni
zodiacali
sulle quali
la sua influenza in maniera pi
by
the
most
relevant
artists
of
the
area.
marcata; la didascalia poetica, nonch la scena di vita quotidiana sottostanti esemplificano il carattere di questo influsso, ancor meglio illustrato nelle sette miniature di destra, a tutta pagina.
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