The Bibliotheca Corviniana was the second largest library of the Renaissance after the Vaticana. The Hungarian king Mathias Corvinus (1458-1490) compiled it at great expense, for which he had magnificently decorated manuscripts produced, mainly in Italy. Characteristic are the mostly splendid illuminations of the manuscripts, the leather bindings decorated with gold and the velvet and silk bindings. About 200 "corvines" are still recorded. Take a look at the beautiful works, digitalized on the website Bibliotheca Corvina.
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Renaissance (2006).
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Ad for Lucite furnishings by FABIAN s.r.l.
Scanned from the ‘International Collection of Interior Design’ (1986)
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Pendant with a Lion, 1600, Art Institute of Chicago: Arms, Armor, Medieval, and Renaissance
Gift of Marilynn B. Alsdorf Size: 9.7 × 3.4 cm (3 13/16 × 1 3/8 in.) Medium: Gold, amber, enamel, and pearls