From: owner-scribes@castle.org (scribes digest) To: scribes-digest@castle.org Subject: scribes digest V4 #61 Reply-To: Sender: owner-scribes@castle.org Errors-To: owner-scribes@castle.org Precedence: bulk scribes digest Sunday, November 12 2000 Volume 04 : Number 061 ======================================================================== To unsubscribe from this list, send email to with unsubscribe scribes-digets in the body of the message. Leave the subject line blank. Do not include any additional text. [scribes]: Visconti Hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2000 01:26:27 EST From: HRAFNASDOT@aol.com Subject: [scribes]: Visconti Hours I was so excited I sent this to the wrong address - I apologize if there is a double sending- OHMYGOSHOHMYGOSH!!!!! I just picked up a slip cased 1972 edition of the "Visconti Hours" published by the National Library, Florence. Its GORGEOUS! Has anyone seen this edition? My question is, How close are the color reproductions? There are very vivid pinks, greens and blues in this edition as well as heavy gold leaf. As I understand it, museum editions are usually right on target with color reproduction? The text lists this as an unusual style of full page illumination for a book of hours. Has anyone used these as a basis for scrolls or single sheet illuminations? The same shop also had full sized replicas of the the Jean De Berry Book of Hours, with slip covers. They measured about 18" x 30". I will have to go back and try to get one. Asa Hrafnasdottir Loch Ruadh =================================================================== To unsubscribe from this list, send email to with a blank Subject: line and unsubscribe scribes in the body of the message. Do not include any additional text in the body. ------------------------------ End of scribes digest V4 #61 ****************************