Fac-simile des miniatures contenues dans le Bréviaire Grimani conservé à la bibliothèque de St. Marc. /
Grimani breviary.
Perini, Antonio,1830-1879.
Biblioteca nazionale marciana.
Catholic Church.Breviary.
Venise [Venice] : A. Perini,
1862.
Added illustrated title page has title in Italian and French.
Consists of 2 volumes of plates (photographs by Antonio Perini) and one volume of text in French and Italian, the Italian text by Francesco Zanotto translated into French by Louis de Mas Latrie.
The miniatures in the Grimani breviary are variously attributed to Gerard van der Meire, Alexander Bening, Gerard Horebout, Lievin van Lathe, Jan Grossaert, and others. They are apparently by different hands. Cf. F. de Mély in Rev. de l'art anc. et moderne, t. 25, p. 81-92, 225-236; and A. Michiels, Memlinc.
NLS copy has been extra-illustrated with postcards and colour plate versions of some of the miniatures.
Illustrated with 110 albumen prints (255 x 200 mm).
Illumination of books and manuscripts
Manuscripts, Latin