Title
Miniatures from the 'Breviarium Grimani', facsimile published by A.W. Sijthoff's printing company, 1913.
Creator
Sijthoff, A.W. (uitgever/publisher), Vries, S. de (auteur/author), Morpurgo, S. (auteur/author), Frisch [firma] (drukker/printer)
Year
1913
Type
illustratie, illustration
Measurements
23 x 16,5 cm.
Related term
luxe uitgaven, facsimiles, miniaturen
Period
20e eeuw
Classification
G: Boekhandel en uitgeverij, D: Geschiedenis van de boekdrukkunst, E: Boekillustratie
Content
Facsimiles of the months of August and October in the 'Breviarium Grimani'. This manuscript in the library of the San Marco in Venice is, with its 1568 illuminated pages, one of the most richly decorated manuscripts in the world. In 1903 Sijthoff started on the extremely expensive facsimile edition consisting of 12 parts which was to cost 2,000 guilders on a subscription basis. The work was finished in about six years. The firm of Frisch in Berlin, charged with carrying out the work, needed two years of experimentation to be able to print the most realistic reproduction. Three editions appeared: in Italian, French and German. The calendar plates are the most famous and beautiful part of the 'Breviarium'.
Original
Die Monatsbilder aus dem Breviarium Grimani in der Bibliothek von San Marco in Venedig : photographische Reproduction / hrsg. durch Scato de Vries und S. Morpurgo. - Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgevers-Maatschappij, 1913, dl. I, augustus en oktoberplaat 5
available in
Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag LHO HS.C 47l BRGvri
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Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek
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Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek