Catalogue of Astrological and Mythological Illuminated Manuscripts of the Latin Middle Ages. Volume IV Astrological Manuscripts in Italian Libraries (Other than Rome).

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Cloth, gilt cover-title, 8vo, 24 cm, xxx, 111 pp, 12 plates. From the introduction - "This catalogue of manuscripts preserved in Italian libraries outside Rome is confined to those astrological manuscripts of Western Europe which are illustrated with representations of the planets and stars. It thus differs from the third catalogue in this series which included mythological manuscripts. All illustrated myths, whether of gods or of heroes, whether ancient or medieval, are excluded as are the numerous romances of the later Middle Ages.". Contents include: Introduction; Synopsis of Manuscripts Grouped according to their Illustrations; Catalogue (arranged under the headings: Bergamo, Bologna, Catania, Cava, Cesena, Cortona, Florence, Lucca, Milan, Modena, Monte Cassino, Monza, Naples, Padua, Parma, Pavia, Ravenna, Siena, Venice, Verona); Index of Manuscripts described and cited in the text; Index of Manuscripts cited in the text; Chronological Index of Manuscripts Described in the Catalogue; Index Initiorum; Index Rerum et Personarum; Index of Illustrations. Near Fine. N° de ref. del artículo ABE-52041

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