Vita of Matilda of Canossa. With 8 gold-highlighted... Lot 237

Vita of Matilda of Canossa. With 8 gold-highlighted miniatures and many decorative initials facsimile after the 1115th Cod. Vat. lat. 4922 of the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana. 2 vols. Facsimile and commentary. Zurich, Belser, 1984. red blind-stamped original marocco binding with gilt-stamped title and cloth, together in gilt-stamped slipcase. Vita of Matilda of Canossa. With 8 gilt-highlighted miniatures and many decorative initials facsimile after the 1115th Cod. Vat. lat. 4922 of the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana. 2 vols. Facsimile and commentary. Zurich, Belser, 1984. red blind-stamped original marocco binding with gilt-stamped title and cloth, together in gilt-stamped slipcase. Codices et Vaticanis selecti, Vol. LXII. One of 2000 numbered copies (GA 2060). The manuscript was written by Donizo of Canossa in 1115 and describes the life of Countess Mathilde of Canossa. - Extremely well-preserved copy.