Il libro d'ore Borromeo alla Biblioteca ambrosiana
This is a facsimile edition of an Italian illuminated book of hours, the Borromeo Book of Hours held by the Biblioteca Ambrosiana, published in Milan by Hoepli in 1896 and edited by Luca Beltrami, with illuminations attributed to Cristoforo Preda. Its pages are reproduced as sepia prints of decorated calendars, prayer text, and framed miniatures. Designers can draw on the dense foliate borders with knotted vines, skulls, and medallions, and on the small genre scenes set in arched interiors and town streets.
