Illuminated codices - Finestre sull'Arte

Turin, miniatures attributed to Jan van Eyck and masterpieces of book art on display at Palazzo Madama

From May 23 to Sept. 8, 2025, the medieval courtyard of Turin 's Palazzo Madama will host the exhibition Jan van Eyck and the Miniatures Revealed, an exhibition project conceived and curated by Simonetta Castronovo, curator of the Turin museum, and c...
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Byzantine scholars and Greek students in Renaissance Padua: manuscripts and codices on display

From August 23 to September 11, 2022, Palazzo Zuckermann in Padua presents the exhibition Tra Oriente e Occidente. Byzantine Scholars and Greek Students in the Paduan Renaissance, curated by Niccolò Zorzi and born of the collaboration between ...
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Naples National Library, three important codices from Dante's time restored

Three important 14th-century codices in the National Library in Naples have been restored: these probably influenced Dante's cultural formation: theEthics of Aristotle, the Letters to Lucilius, and Brunetto Latini's Tresor. These texts are fundamenta...
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The Library of the Charterhouse of Pavia opens to the public to admire its illuminated choir books

From November 4, 2021 to January 9, 2022, the Library of the Certosa di Pavia will host the exhibition Immagini in canto. The Chorales of the Certosa of Pavia, curated by Emanuela Daffra with Barbara Galli, promoted and organized by the Regional Dire...
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At the National Library of Naples 700 years of Dante iconography, from illuminated codices to precious editions of the Comedy

On the occasion of Heritage Days, the Vittorio Emanuele III National Library in Naples opens on Sunday, September 26, with free guided tours, the iconographic-documentary exhibition La Divina Commedia per immagini. Seven Hundred Years of Dante's Icon...
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