This early-14th century masterpiece of the Italian miniature is considered to be one of the five most beautiful Bibles in the world
Bible of Pietro Cavallini
Naples (Italy) — 1300–1320

Bible of Pietro Cavallini
Naples (Italy) — 1300–1320
Pietro Cavallini (ca. 1250 – ca. 1330) was an Italian painter and mosaic designer of the Roman school
He illuminated a splendid Bible with 100+ miniatures, 167 adorned initials, and 270 calligraphic initials
It was a commission of Cardinal Landolfo Brancaccio (d.1312), a friend of King Charles II of Naples
Bible of Pietro Cavallini
- Bibbia di Pietro Cavallini
- Bibel des Pietro Cavallini
Codicology
- Alternative Titles
- Bibbia di Pietro Cavallini
Bibel des Pietro Cavallini - Size / Format
- 880 pages / 39.0 × 26.0 cm
- Origin
- Naples (Italy)
- Date
- 1300–1320
- Epochs
- Style
- Genre
- Language
- Illustrations
- More than 100 miniatures, 167 adorned initials, and 270 calligraphic initials
- Content
- Old and New Testament; Epistles and Prologues of Saint Jerome
- Artist / School
- Pietro Cavallini
1 available facsimile edition(s) of „Bible of Pietro Cavallini “
La Grande Bibbia di Pietro Cavallini
- Publisher
- Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana - Treccani – Rome, 2018
- Limited Edition
- 699 copies
- Commentary
-
1 volume by Alessandro Tomei, Enzo Bianco, Carlo Ossola, Rita A. Carbonaro, Gianluca M. Millesoli, and Massimo Bray
Language: Italian - More Information
- Reproduction of the entire original document as detailed as possible (scope, format, colors). The binding may not correspond to the original or current document binding.
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