FEATURES – Codex (2 tomes) on parchment, 630 x 470 mm, 1108 pp.
ORIGIN – Italy: Florence.
CHRONOLOGY – 15th century: 1477-1478.
PATRONAGE AND OWNERS – The Bible was commissioned by Federico da Montefeltro Condottiero and Duke of Urbino, through his Florentine bookseller Vespasiano da Bisticci. In 1657 the entire library of the Dukes of Urbino became part of the Vatican Apostolic Library.
GENRE – Christianity; Bibles / Gospels.
LANGUAGE – Latin.
SCRIBE – Ugo de Comminelli.
ARTIST – Francesco di Antonio del Chierico, Attavante degli Attavanti, Davide Ghirlandaio, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Francesco Rosselli, Biagio di Antonio Tucci, Bartolomeo di Giovanni, Master of the Hamilton Xenophon.
STYLE – Renaissance.
d’Antonio, d’Antonio
d’Urbino, d’Urbino