The Regia Carmina: A facsimile of the complete manuscript

Title: The Regia Carmina: A facsimile of the complete manuscriptAuthor: Palatino PressPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformBinding: PaperbackPages: 66Dimensions: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.17dProduct Weight: 0.29 lbs.Language: EnglishISBN: 9781496150547A complete illuminated manuscript in 60 full page color plates The Regia Carmina is a poem of praise for Robert of Anjou King of Naples (1278-1343) from the town of Prato in Tuscany. It beseeches the King to protect Prato, to unite Italy under his rule, and to restore the papacy to Rome from Avignon, where it had relocated 30 years earlier. The poem's author, Convenevole da Prato (c.1270-1338) was a writer, ambassador and educator and is well known as the boyhood teacher of Petrarch. The manuscript's illuminator, Pacino da Bonaguida (c.1300-c.1350) was a prolific Florentine artist to whom a large number of altarpieces, miniatures and illuminations are attributed. There are three surviving copies of the manuscript. The present copy, lavishly illustrated and almost 50cm in height, is held by the British Library, London. Condition: New Item# 9781496150547 Actual Book Cover May Vary Authorized Dealer