AUTHOR: MULTIPLE SCRIBES

LANGUAGE: LATIN, ITALIAN

DATE: 1455-1461

PAGE #: 623

REPRODUCTION DIMENSIONS: 11.75 X 8.75 IN

VIEW THIS MANUSCRIPTS IN THE DIGITAL LIBRARY

HISTORY/DESCRIPTION: THE MAGNIFICENT "BIBLE OF BORSO D’ESTE" REPRESENTS THE ZENITH OF FERRARESE MINIATURE PAINTING, AND ONE OF THE HIGH POINTS OF ITALIAN RENAISSANCE MANUSCRIPT ILLUMINATION. IT WAS COMMISSIONED BY BORSO D’ESTE (1413–71), THE FIRST DUKE OF FERRARA, WHO INTENDED IT AS A DEMONSTRATION OF THE SPLENDOR OF THE HOUSE OF ESTE. AT THE TIME, THE HOUSE OF ESTE WAS COMPETING WITH FLORENCE, AND THE COURT OF THE MEDICI, FOR INTERNATIONAL STATUS. THE MANUSCRIPT WAS COMPLETED BETWEEN 1455 AND 1461, THE SAME TIME THAT JOHANN GUTENBERG WAS PRODUCING THE FIRST PRINTED BIBLE. THE BIBLE CONSISTS OF TWO FOLIO VOLUMES, OF MORE THAN 1,000 INDIVIDUAL ILLUMINATIONS.

OUR REPRODUCTION STAYS TRUE TO THE ORIGINAL, AS TWO VOLUMES. VOLUME ONE IS 311 PAGES, AND VOLUME TWO IS 293 PAGES. THE SIZE OF THE BOOK IS PROPORTIONED PERFECTLY TO THE ORIGINAL. THE COVER IS LEATHER STAMPED WITH "BIBLE OF BORSO D'ESTE".

REPRODUCTION DETAILS: OUR HARDCOVER BOOKS ARE MADE WITH REAL WOOD FOR THE INTERIOR OF THE FRONT AND BACK COVERS AS WELL AS THE SPINE. THE LEATHER IS A 4 OZ COWHIDE, FROM A SMALL SUPPLIER IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE LEATHER IS ADHERED TO THE COVERS WITH GLUE AND MOLDED INTO THE SHAPE AT THE HAND OF OUR LOCAL ARTISANS. THE SIGNATURES/PAGES ARE HANDSEWN USING A LIBRARY BINDING METHOD. THE SEWN BOOK IS BOUND WITH A STRONG ADHESIVE GLUE THAT MAKES THE BINDINGS LAST, ESPECIALLY FOR THE LARGER BOOKS. WE ALSO ADD A THICK MULL CLOTH TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE BINDING, DRYING IN BETWEEN EACH LAYER, A TRADITIONAL WAY TO MAKE THE BINDING STIFF, STRONG, AND RESILIENT FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

NOTE: ALL OF OUR FACSIMILES ARE MADE TO ORDER. PLEASE ALLOW 4-6 WEEKS FOR NOTIFICATION OF SHIPMENT.