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Data Source: Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Digitale Bibliothek

• Cum picturis et multis ornamentis (1 Miniatur, 2 Initialen, Regensburg, Furtmeyr, 1470 - 80)
  - BSB-Provenienz: Regensburg, Stadtbibliothek -
  Extent:
  275 Bl. - Pergament
  Abstract:
  Englische Version: For stylistic reasons, the nine miniatures in this missal depicting Jesus and his mother, the crucifixion, and Jesus rising from the tomb, as well as several initials with tendrils have been dated to the 1470s and ascribed to the school of the noted German Renaissance painter Berthold Furtmeyr (active 1460-1501). Folios 325-36 include musical notation, and there is a full-page image of the crucifixion on folio 338. Furtmeyr and his followers were important contributors to the ancient Ratisbon School of Illumination. An artist of great renown, Furtmeyr illuminated many impressive works, including this manuscript, the Furtmeyr Bible, the Salzburg feast missal in five volumes (all now at the Bavarian State Library in Munich, Germany), and many other works. The artist shows his mastery of the difficult task of successfully combining pictures, ornament, and text with great authority. Furtmeyr is famous for his handling of colors, his brightly shining illuminations, and the extreme diligence that marks his craftsmanship. Although he was still deeply rooted in the Middle Ages, his love of color, nocturnal scenes, and female nudes mark a transition to the Renaissance. This missal was transferred from the Ratisbon (Regensburg) City Library to the Bavarian State Library in 1812.
  Publication Statement:
  [S.l.] 14./15. Jh