1875 Chromolithograph Renaissance Illumination Border Motif Attavante LOR1

This is a rare original 1875 color chromolithograph that depicts a plethora of beautiful illuminations and painted murals from Renaissance Italy, at a time when miniaturism was in vogue. Please be sure to view the additional images for more details. A unique feature of this illustration, which may be difficult to see in the digital image, is the use of gold ink that not only shimmers when it catches the light but also accentuates some of the finer details which might otherwise be missed. Key Elements 1. Missal of the dead by Pope Paul II, illuminated circa 1450 - 2. Manuscript painted by Attavante or Gherardo circa 1492 - 3,4,5,6,7. Antiphonaries by Attavante, from Florence 1526-1530 - 8,9. Diurnal signed Attavante di Gabirello - 10,11. Roman manuscript by Attavante - 12,13. Fragments of decorative frescos in the Vatican, which, although created by Raphael, were probably painted by his pupil Giovanni da Udine - 14,15. Miniaturists from the missal of Cardinal Cornari, attribute to Ra