Album containing mounted photographs of Luigi Davani's calligraphic and illuminated addresses
Album
12/1887 (made)
12/1887 (made)
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50 ff. (10 blank.) ; 25 x 33 cm.
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| Title | Album containing mounted photographs of Luigi Davani's calligraphic and illuminated addresses |
| Brief description | Album containing mounted photographs of L.D.'s calligraphic and illuminated addresses, but also including some painted book covers. With painted front cover and illuminated title-page. Al Ministro del Pubblico Insegnamento Michele Coppino che nell'anno MDCCCLXXXVII amorosamente eccitava allo studio delle arti belle Luigi Davani : questo esemplare di lavori in due lustri esegiti in attestato di gratitudine reverente offre |
| Physical description | 50 ff. (10 blank.) ; 25 x 33 cm. |
| Gallery label | Europe and America 1815-1900, room 101
Album
1887
Luigi Davani was an Italian artist who specialised in calligraphy and painted illuminations on parchment and vellum. This album contains photographs of his work and has a painted vellum cover designed by him. Although vellum gave way to leather and cloth in the 19th century, it was used for limited edition and bespoke bindings and experienced a revival in the 1890s.
Italy, Florence
Vellum over boards, roll-tooled and stamped in gold, with painted central panel
Museum no. L.5874-1976
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| Library number | L.5874-1976 |
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| Record created | July 23, 2015 |
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