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Full-color Facsimile Of 7 Miniatures Belonging To A Manuscript Which Was Produced In Florence Between 1447 And 1451, And Later Broken Up. The Manuscript Was Originally Owned By Pope Nicholas V, Who Probably Commissioned It; The Miniatures Are By Francesco Di Stefano (also Known As Pesellino). The 7 Surviving Miniatures Are Preserved Between The Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice (lat. Xii, 68 = 4519) And The Hermitage, St. Petersburg (inv. 1791). Issued In A Case (41 X 28 X 3 Cm). Title From Case. Accompanying Commentary Has Title: El Silio Italico De Nicolás V Y Sus Miniaturas = The Sillius Italicus Of Nicholas V And Its Miniatures = Il Silio Italico Di Niccolò V E Le Sue Miniature. Commentary Has Cover Title: Silius Italicus: Libro De Estudio Commentary By Susy Macron. Includes Bibliographical References (commentary, Pages 39-40). Commentary In Spanish, With Translations In English And Italian.