{"id":5936,"date":"2019-06-14T07:00:24","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T06:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/?p=5936"},"modified":"2019-06-14T08:04:48","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T07:04:48","slug":"under-durers-star-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/under-durers-star-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Jewel of Renaissance Lombardy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Very small in size, this extraordinary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/facsimiles\/torriani-book-of-hours-facsimile\">book of hours<\/a> preserved at the\u00a0<strong>Biblioth\u00e8que du Ch\u00e2teau<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Chantilly<\/strong>, is a remarkable work because of the preciousness of its illuminations and binding, representing a rare example of <strong>Italian production <\/strong>of books of hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/torriani-book-of-hours-facsimile-edition-01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/torriani-book-of-hours-facsimile-edition-01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/torriani-book-of-hours-facsimile-edition-01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/torriani-book-of-hours-facsimile-edition-01-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>A double-page opening of the Torriani Book of Hours<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A lady of the noble house of Torriani<strong> <\/strong>who joined the entourage of the court of the <strong>Sforzas<\/strong> at the end of the fifteenth century; an elegant <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Book of Hours (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/facsimiles\/torriani-book-of-hours-facsimile\" target=\"_blank\">book of hours<\/a>, produced by the workshop of the greatest goldsmiths and illuminators of <strong>Renaissance Lombardy<\/strong>; a turbulent historical affair which sees the precious little book of private devotion shunted from pillar to post, from Italy to France, from Milan to Paris, from the Sforza castle to Chantilly castle; and now a beautiful facsimile, thanks to which an <strong>Italian masterpiece <\/strong>from the past is reborn on its home soil through the feats of technology and craftsmanship of modern facsimile publishing.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>This elegant book of hours was produced by the workshop of the greatest goldsmiths and illuminators of Renaissance Lombardy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div 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https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/torriani-book-of-hours-facsimile-edition-14-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2100px) 100vw, 2100px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1400\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-5960\" data-id=\"5960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/torriani-book-of-hours-facsimile-edition-19.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/torriani-book-of-hours-facsimile-edition-19.jpg 2100w, https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/torriani-book-of-hours-facsimile-edition-19-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/torriani-book-of-hours-facsimile-edition-19-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/torriani-book-of-hours-facsimile-edition-19-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2100px) 100vw, 2100px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the reduced dimensions (the cover measures 8.2 x 6.5 cm), the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Libro d\u2019Ore Torriani  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/facsimiles\/torriani-book-of-hours-facsimile\" target=\"_blank\">Libro d\u2019Ore Torriani <\/a>can be considered an authentic jewel, not only for its delectable trousseau of illuminations, work of the <strong>Giovanni Ambrogio de Predis\u2019<\/strong> Milan workshop, but above all for the <strong>precious binding<\/strong> in gilt silver, ivory, enamel and precious stones, masterpiece of late-fifteenth-century Lombard gold smithery and an almost intact example of the different artistic techniques involved in the production of a luxury manuscript at the dawn of the age of print. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/torriani-book-of-hours-facsimile-edition-28-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5938\" width=\"557\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/torriani-book-of-hours-facsimile-edition-28-300x200.jpg 300w, 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