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

Civ. A. 72 Civica e A. Ursino Recupero (Catania, Italy)

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Alternative Titles: Bibbia di Pietro Cavallini
Bibel des Pietro Cavallini
Type: Manuscript on parchment
Size / Format: 880 pages / 39.0 × 26.0 cm
Origin: Naples (Italy)
Date: 1300–1320
Epochs: Late Middle Ages Onwards
Style: Gothic
Genre: Bibles / Gospels
Language: Latin
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

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1 volume: Exact reproduction of the original document (extent, color and size)

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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