Lectura super prima parte Infortiati
Jacopo di Paolo, c. 1400

The second volume of a two volume illustrated secular manuscript on civil law by Bartolo da Sassoferrato. The manuscript deals with the legal and economic concerns of the break-up of a marriage, usually due to the death of the father. The opening miniature is on the scale of a small panel painting: in the centre is the Emperor Justinian enthroned with orb and sceptre, with a widow and her son kneeling before him with their petition. The first volume is already in the Glasgow University Library collection.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Lectura super prima parte Infortiati, c. 1400
Date supported
2004
Medium and material
Illuminated manuscript on paper
Dimensions
14.3 x 28 cm
Grant
30375
Total cost
67500

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