Manuscrit Sforza
Subtitle: facs-imilé d'après le manuscrit original appartenant à M. le marquis d'Azeglio, ambassadeur de Sardaigne à Londres
By: photographié et publié par C. Silvy
Contributors: Azeglio, Vittorio Emanuele Tapparelli, marchese d', 1816-1890; Silvy, C.
Publisher: Joseph Clayton, printer
Published: 1860
Place of publication: London
Language: fre
Subjects: Renaissance Illumination of books and manuscripts; Italian Illumination of books and manuscripts; Facsimiles; Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)
Other titles: Manuscrit Sforza (1467)
Notes: Vol. 1 is a facsim. of a rhetorical exercise composed by Ludovico Sforza in 1467. The writing (16 p.) is surrounded by borders of miniatures, presumably added at a later date. Vol. 2 is a description of the manuscript by d'Azeglio, with half title: Manuscrit Sforza (1467)

"Reproduction et restauration des manuscrits anciens par le photographie. Communication faite à l'Académie impériale des inscriptions et belles-lettres ... [signed] C. Silvy"--Pref., v. 1.

NUC pre-1956

Manuscript annotation in Library's v. 2 by previous owner: "Important as very early use of photography for publication of illuminated MSS."

Library's copy of v. 2 is a photocopy: [25] leaves ; 22 x 28 cm.

Photocopy of vol. 1 available.