AUTHOR: ILLUMINATED BY BERTHOLD FURTMEYR

LANGUAGE: LATIN

DATE: 1450

PAGE #: 753

REPRODUCTION DIMENSIONS: 11.75 X 7.75 IN

HISTORY/DESCRIPTION: THE BIBLE OF THE RATISBON DOMINICAN ORDER IS A MANUSCRIPT CONTAINING THE BOOKS OF THE PROPHETS, PLUS OTHER BIBLICAL TEXT, WHICH FORMS THE SECOND VOLUME OF A BIBLE FORMERLY IN THE POSSESSION OF THE DOMINICAN ORDER AT RATISBON (REGENSBURG). IT CONTAINS EXTRAORDINARY MINIATURES, BY THE NOTED GERMAN RENAISSANCE PAINTER BERTHOLD FURTMEYR (ACTIVE 1460–1501). 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.

REPRODUCTION DETAILS: OUR HARDCOVER BOOKS ARE MADE WITH REAL WOOD FOR THE INTERIOR OF THE FRONT AND BACK COVERS AS WELL AS THE SPINE. THE LEATHER IS A 4 OZ COWHIDE, FROM A SMALL SUPPLIER IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE LEATHER IS ADHERED TO THE COVERS WITH GLUE AND MOLDED INTO THE SHAPE AT THE HAND OF OUR LOCAL ARTISANS. THE SIGNATURES/PAGES ARE HANDSEWN USING A LIBRARY BINDING METHOD. THE SEWN BOOK IS BOUND WITH A STRONG ADHESIVE GLUE THAT MAKES THE BINDINGS LAST, ESPECIALLY FOR THE LARGER BOOKS. WE ALSO ADD A THICK MULL CLOTH TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE BINDING, DRYING IN BETWEEN EACH LAYER, A TRADITIONAL WAY TO MAKE THE BINDING STIFF, STRONG, AND RESILIENT FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

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