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The exhibition Pages of Gold: Medieval Illuminations from the Morgan was held at The Morgan Library & Museum (225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016, ph. (212) 685-0008) from June 19 to September 13, 2009.

This exhibition comprised nearly sixty lavish single leaves, dating from the twelfth to the sixteenth centuries. Pierpont Morgan, the preeminent collector of complete medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, also acquired single pages as did many collectors who developed an appreciation for these orphaned leaves during the nineteenth century. Leaves acquired over the last hundred years, including those of Italian, English, French, Flemish, German, Hungarian, and Spanish origin, have been shown. A dozen of these leaves were on view for the first time. Works on view included leaves from a book made for Hungarian nobility, cuttings of initials and leaves from choir books illuminated by Silvestro dei Gherarducci, and works of the Spanish Forger, a twentieth-century medieval painter who successfully forged numerous medieval manuscripts and leaves. The centerpiece of the exhibition was the finest leaf from the celebrated Winchester Bible, arguably the most lavish English Bible of its time. Made in Winchester during the last quarter of the twelfth century, it contains vivid scenes from the lives of Samuel and David and was the last leaf acquired by Pierpont Morgan before his death in 1913.

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The Rare Book Department of the Free Library of Philadelphia has recently announced the launch of a website devoted to their Digital collection of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts. The searchable website features high-resolution images from western European codices and fragments, dating from the 11th to the 16th centuries. At the moment, the website represents about a quarter of the collection, but it will be updated every few months during the next year until it is complete.

The digital collection and website for Medieval Manuscripts in the Digital Age were developed by the Free Library of Philadelphia with a National Leadership grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The three-year project is the first effort to make a collection of the Free Library’s Rare Book Department accessible electronically, and the first grant-funded partnership with another organization for a digital project. It is intended to serve as a model for similar medieval manuscripts and rare books projects for both this Library and other institutions.

The Free Library’s digital manuscripts collection includes two different sorts of objects: complete manuscript books or “codices,” and separate leaves and cuttings—fragments separated from their original contexts. With the images you will find basic information about the object pictured: when and where it was made, and what its imagery depicts. When the image is from an intact book, the accompanying information will tell you about the book, and will also link to a complete description of it. Books have been photographed to look like three-dimensional objects instead of flat images. Individual leaves and cuttings are shown front and back to give as much information as possible about the leafs’ original context. All texts should be legible in close-up view.

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CALL FOR PAPERS - University of York, 16-18 July 2010: The 4th National Conference of the Society for Renaissance Studies will be held in the historic city of York. The conference will follow immediately after the Leeds Medieval Congress and will also feature workshops on publishing and research funding (including a presentation by Shearer West, Director of Research at the Arts and Humanities Research Council). Confirmed plenary speakers include Iain Fenlon (Cambridge) and Penelope Gouk (Manchester).

Proposals are invited for panels (max. 90 minutes) on any aspect of Renaissance history, art, literature or culture, and for individual papers (max. 25 minutes) on one of the following themes: Rethinking the Medieval - Renaissance Divide; At the Boundaries of Science; Soundscapes and Landscapes, Environments and Ecologies; Possessions and Collections; Between Spirituality and Materiality; and Cultural Encounters. 

Proposals (max. 400 words) are welcome from both established scholars and postgraduates and they should be sent by Friday 25 September 2009 to the conference organizer, Prof William Sherman, Centre for Renaissance & Early Modern Studies University of York, Heslington YO10 5DD, United Kingdom.

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La miniatura italiana. I. Dal Tardoantico al Trecento con riferimenti al Medio Oriente e all’Occidente europeo, a cura di ANTONELLA PUTATURO DONATI MURANO e ALESSANDRA PERRICCIOLI SAGGESE, Napoli - Città del Vaticano 2005, pp. 248 (+ 112 fuori testo) e 350 illustrazioni in bianco e nero (Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana), € 50,00.

Indice: Premessa (pp. 9-10). I. Le tecniche della miniatura: Anna De Floriani, Cenni sulla tecnica della miniatura (pp. 13-19). II. La miniatura bizantina: Massimo Bernabò, Una presenza costante: la miniatura bizantina dall’età di Giustiniano alla riconquista paleologa di Costantinopoli (500-1300 ca.) (pp. 23-34). III. La miniatura dal tardoantico all’alto medioevo: Alessandra Perriccioli Saggese, Dal rotolo al codice: la miniatura in età tardoantica (pp. 37-41); Giuseppa Zanichelli, La miniatura iberno-sassone (pp. 42-46); Giuseppa Zanichelli, La miniatura merovingica (pp. 47-48); Giuseppa Zanichelli, La miniatura carolingia (pp. 49-53); Giuseppa Zanichelli, La miniatura ottoniana (pp. 54-58); Anna De Floriani, La miniatura altomedievale in Piemonte (pp. 59-61); Pier Luigi Mulas, La miniatura altomedievale in Italia settentrionale: Bobbio, Milano (pp. 62-68); Maria Grazia Ciardi Dupré Dal Poggetto, La miniatura altomedievale in Italia centrale (pp. 69-71); Giulia Orofino, La miniatura altomedievale in Italia meridionale: Montecassino, Benevento, Capua, Napoli (VIII-X secolo) (pp. 72-79). IV. La miniatura dall’XI al XII secolo: Antonella Putaturo Donati Murano, La miniatura in Europa (pp. 83-89); Anna De Floriani, La miniatura in Piemonte, Valle d’Aosta e Liguria (pp. 90-93); Pier Luigi Mulas, La miniatura in Lombardia (pp. 94-97); Giuseppa Zanichelli, San Benedetto al Polirone (pp. 98-101); Giordana Mariani Canova, La miniatura in Veneto (pp. 102-104); Alessandra Perriccioli Saggese, La miniatura in Emilia (pp. 105-108); Laura Alidori, La miniatura in Toscana (pp. 109-114); Maria Grazia Ciardi Dupré Dal Poggetto, La miniatura in Italia centrale (pp. 115-119); Antonella Putaturo Donati Murano, La miniatura in Italia meridionale (pp. 120-130). V. La miniatura del Duecento e del Trecento: Anna De Floriani, La miniatura in Europa (pp. 133-140); Anna De Floriani, La miniatura in Piemonte e in Liguria (pp. 141-146); Pier Luigi Mulas, La miniatura in Lombardia (pp. 147-155); Giordana Mariani Canova, La miniatura del Duecento in Veneto (pp. 156-163); Giordana Mariani Canova, La miniatura del Trecento in Veneto (pp. 164-176); Massimo Medica, La miniatura a Bologna (pp. 177-193); Maria Grazia Ciardi Dupré Dal Poggetto, La miniatura del Duecento in Italia centrale (pp. 194-205); Maria Grazia Ciardi Dupré Dal Poggetto, La miniatura del Trecento in Italia centrale (pp. 206-225); Alessandra Perriccioli Saggese, La miniatura in Italia meridionale in età sveva (pp. 226-234); Alessandra Periccioli Saggese, La miniatura in Italia meridionale in età angioina (pp. 235-246); Referenze fotografiche (p. 247).

La miniatura italiana. II. Dal Tardogotico al Manierismo, a cura di ANTONELLA PUTATURO DONATI MURANO e ALESSANDRA PERRICCIOLI SAGGESE, Napoli - Città del Vaticano 2009, pp. VIII + 280 (+ 96 fuori testo), 280 illustrazioni in bianco e nero (Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana), € 50,00.

Indice: VI. La miniatura dal Tardogotico al Rinascimento: Anna De Floriani, La miniatura in Piemonte (pp. 249-251); Gennaro Toscano, La miniatura in Lombardia (pp. 252-274); Giordana Mariani Canova, La miniatura in Veneto (pp. 275-290); Massimo Medica, La miniatura a Bologna (pp. 291-297); Maria Grazia Ciardi Dupré Dal Poggetto, La miniatura in Italia centrale (pp. 298-304); Gennaro Toscano, La miniatura in Italia meridionale (pp. 305-309). VII. La miniatura dal Rinascimento al Manierismo: Anna De Floriani, La miniatura in Piemonte e Liguria (pp. 313-318); Pier Luigi Mulas, La miniatura in Lombardia (pp. 319-330); Giordana Mariani Canova, La miniatura in Veneto (pp. 331-371); Federica Toniolo, La miniatura in Emilia Romagna (pp. 372-398); Melania Ceccanti, La miniatura in Italia centrale nel XV secolo (pp. 399-422); Antonella Putaturo Donati Murano, La miniatura a Roma (pp. 423-425); Gennaro Toscano, La miniatura «all’antica» tra Roma e Napoli (pp. 426-435); Silvana Pettenati, Libri liturgici per la curia romana (pp. 436-444); Gennaro Toscano, La miniatura in Italia meridionale (da Alfonso a Ferrante) (pp. 445-457); Antonella Putaturo Donati Murano, La miniatura in Italia meridionale (il regno di Ferrante) (pp. 458-463); Antonella Putaturo Donati Murano, La miniatura in Italia meridionale tra Cinquecento e Seicento (pp. 464-468); Silvana Pettenati, Giulio Clovio miniatore dei principi e principe dei miniatori (pp. 469-477). Indice dei manoscritti a cura di Giuseppe Angelone (pp. 479-520); Referenze fotografiche (pp. 521-522); e Indice generale (pp. 523-525).

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