Udine Aesop

One of the earliest prints in the history of books: the famous fables of the Greek poet Aesop in German and Latin, illustrated with stylish, colored woodcuts

The connection of Greek fables with the parables of Jesus: an inside look into unknown facets with sayings, warnings, and admonitions of the great reformer

Aesop's ancient fables in the opulent dress of the Italian Renaissance: the unprecedented Greek textbook with 135 gold-decorated miniatures for the eldest son of Lorenzo de' Medici

Ancient fables for the first Duke of Milan, Gian Galeazzo Visconti: charming depictions of animals in a beautiful Aesop manuscript with 147 extraordinary miniatures and subtle gold decoration

An opulent treasure from the rich library of Federico da Montefeltro: one of the finest illuminated editions of Dante's Divine Comedy for the influential Renaissance prince and important patron of the arts

A splendid copy of the Renaissance bestseller: Petrarch's emotional description of the "Triumphs" of love, chastity, and eternity with congenial miniatures from the workshop of Apollonio di Giovanni