LJS 255 - Manuscript leaf from De casibus virorum illustriumLeonardo da Vinci used to say that “Art
LJS 255 - Manuscript leaf from De casibus virorum illustriumLeonardo da Vinci used to say that “Art is never finished, only abandoned.” This is a manuscript leaf from a mid-15th-century copy of Laurent de Premerfait’s second translation of Boccaccio’s De casibus virorum illustrium. As you can see, the miniature is incomplete, but beautiful nonetheless. Click here for additional information, and here for the facsimile. -- source link
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