Il Messale Borgia Detto Anche " De'Medici "

Il Messale Borgia detto anche " De'Medici ".- Pagine 446 Facsimile del Codice quattrocentesco di Giovanni Borgia custodito nella Curia Arcivescovile di Chieti . Codice eseguito da quattro miniaturisti della bottega del Pinturicchio.Caratteristiche Formato 385 x 275 mm.Folio opera composta di 223 fogli - miniature a tutta pagina e a mezza pagina - iniziali miniate - bordo riccamente decorato con profeti e altre figure - decorazioni floreali - cornici delle iniziali in tutto oro - rilegatura con piatti lignei rivestiti in cuoio,con impressioni in oro dello stemma dei Medici coronato dal cappello episcopale.- tiratura di 700 esemplari garantita dal Vescovo di Chieti Commentario di 58 pagine con 24 tavole a colori testo italiano-Inglese il prezzo del Facsimile e del commentario è di Euro 9.500,00./Rilegato in pelle - il Missale è conosciuto anche come " Missale Teatino " .- Firenze: Vallecchi, 2001. 2 vols. 39cm., hardcover, 58pp. intro. text with 24 color plates (Italian-English text), plus facsimile of the Borgia Missal (full leather, clasps), 446pp. (now known as the Theatine Missal) Descrizione libro: Vallecchi. Hardcover. Condizione libro: New. The Messale Borgia, also called the Messale " de? Medici", is one of the most significant liturgical manuscripts of the 15th century. For the first time ever the missal has been taken out of the archives of the Curia Archivescovile di Chieti, where it has been kept for centuries, in order to be proposed by Vallecchi in a valuable facsimile, limited number edition. An authentic work of art enriched by splendid miniatures which, in addition to the artistic and religious aspects, reveale a rare iconographic testimony of historical and cultural events of particular interest for the period represented. The original text, written in gothic script, is accompanied by a commentary by top researchers of the manuscript, that explains the meaning, illuminates the miniatures and helps to put into prospective the context in which the work was writen. A fascinating voyage through time for those who relish reliving the emotions of a world that no longer exists, this unique edition is destined to become a rare volume saught after by collectors and enthusiasts alike. A work of art worthy of the PopeThe Messale Borgia was commissioned at the end of the 15th ecntury by Giovanni Borgia, cousin of Pope Alexander Vi, to celebrate his nomination of cardinal, and it represent one of the first Sunday missals written acording to the standards of the cerimonial procedures of 1488. For the importance of its function, the missal had to be written by expert calligraphers and richly decorated : an authentic masterpiece of illuminated miniatures. It is said that the missal was once part of the codeices in the Sistine Chapel, exclusively reserved for the Pope, cardinals and high prelates of the Church for solemn mass sung in the papal chapel. A jewel of the Medici familyThe manuscript was so beautiful and particular that, once the two Borgias past away, Cardinal Guido de? Medici, cousin of Pope Clement VII, chose it as his own missal and wanted the prestigious symbol of his family to be inserted on the cover of the volume over the place of the Borgia symbol. When he became the Archbishop of Chieti. Guido de? Medici brought the codex in this city of the abruzzi where it was preserved for centuries. From the Pinturicchio craftman?s studioThe worth of an antique manuscript owes much to the beauty and the value of the miniatures, small jewels of art often produced by the same artists who are now famous throughout history. The Messale Borgia was decorated by four different maestri helped by various collaborators who seem to have belonged to the Umbrian school represented in Rome at the last decade of the 1400?s by the Pinturicchio studio. The techniques of reproduction of the antiques codicesThe reproduction of the antique, illuminated codices is a true art that requires great experience, skilled techniques and modern .