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Bible of Matteo di Planisio

1362 Illumination on parchment Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican The page depicts scenes of the Old Testament (of the Genesis). The crowded scene below represents the battle of Abraham for liberating his brother Loth. The decorative frame is typical Neapolitain mixing French, Eastern and Byzantine as well as Florentine elements. The coat-of-arms occurring frequently in the manuscript, belongs to the owner Matteo di Planisio. , MINIATURIST, Italian , Bible of Matteo di Planisio , 1351-1400 , Italian , illumination , religious

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