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ArtCodex® Atelier of the illuminated manuscript patrimony of Italian art Italian art has always been admired in the world. The greatest masterpieces of pictorial and sculptural art are the fruit of Italian genius, which flourished between the Middle Ages and the Rennaisance, an era in which the figurative and literary arts were a means for experimenting with a knowledge of the world. Artists such as Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Botticelli have left an extraordinary testimony to this genius, achieving and establishing canons of beauty that have endured in history. Yet besides the golden-haired Venere and the David of perfect proportions, Italy conceals other masterpieces that cannot be easily accessed, pieces unique in all the world, of extreme delicacy and inestimable value: the illuminated manuscripts. During the centuries preceding the advent of printing at the end of the 1400s, the art of the amanuensis developed an immense patrimony for European culture. The greatest works of the ancient poets and philosophers, up until those of the renowned 15th-century humanists, were hand-copied by monks or master illuminators with exceptional artistic abilities. They decorated the pages with elegant illuminations that, by means of the figures, narrated the text copied on the parchment. Leonardo da Vinci, Dama con l’ermellino (Lady with an Ermine), Krakow, Czartoryski Muzeum Michelangelo Buonarroti, David, Florence, The Accademia Gallery Sandro Botticelli, Nascita di Venere (The Birth of Venus), Florence, Uffizi Gallery Virgilio Riccardiano, reproduction of the ms Ricc. 492 of the Biblioteca Riccardiana of Florence, f. 80r, the Trojan horse 4 5
ArtCodex® Atelier of the illuminated manuscript patrimony of Italian art The adept scribes used instruments of great precision in order to perfect even the smallest detail, adopting precious hues along with gold foil and gold leaf, thus achieving the creation of authentic masterpieces. Being exemplars unique in all the world and composed of very fragile material—parchment—that sustains with difficulty the wear and tear of time, these artistic handmade specimens are preserved in Italian and European libraries, with extreme care and attention. As a result, these important pieces of our history prove to be of difficult consultation. For this reason, the project of the ArtCodex® facsimile editions is that of giving birth to a new original. The project arises from the desire to bring to light book treasures that would otherwise be destined to lie in the archives, remaining unknown to those who cannot count themselves among the few privileged scholars admitted to view them. Raffaello Sanzio, Dama col liocorno (Woman with Unicorn) (presumably a portrait of Giulia Farnese), Rome, Borghese Gallery Michelangelo Buonarroti, Pietà, Vatican City, St. Peter’s Basilica Regia Carmina di Convenevole da Prato, reproduction of the ms. Royal 6 E IX, f. 4v, Christ enthroned, blessing Dante Urbinate, reproduction of the ms. Urb.Lat.365 of the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, f. 1r, incipit of the Divina Commedia 6 7
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