Images from the feather book of dionisio minaggio feather art, bird feathers, long winter. Featherwork is the working of feathers into a work of art or cultural artifact. Came across an interesting oddity yesterday, the feather book. Digital collections provide access to digitized versions of library materials as well as tools to browse, search, and analyze these materials online.
Mcgill rare books and special collections 4th floor, mclennan library building, 3459 mctavish street. The feather book or the baroque bestiary il bestario barocco contains 156 images, and its still in a good enough condition to allow us to admire amazing 400yearold artistry and. This is the first page of the original book, containing the authors name and the. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. While little is known about its past, it is one of the world. The feather book mcgill university library digital exhibitions. Not a welldocumented character, he turns up in the early 17th century featherbook of dionisio minaggio. These unusual pieces will be the character pieces of any decor.
The italian inscription on the frontispiece opposite, top left reads. Long before people had computers, publishers used other methods to design books but this one beats them all. The first 114 plates depict various species of birds, such as shoveler ducks, egyptian vultures, and green woodpeckers, most of which are found in the lombardy region of italy. The mcgill librarys digital collections include images of the book available online.
Dionisio minaggio, gardenerinchief to the governor of the state of milan. The feather book of dionisio minaggio plates is a collection of 156 pictures made from real feathers, skin and beaks. Made in 1618 by dionisio minaggio, chief gardener of the state of milan, the feather book consists of 157 collages of birds, hunters. This inscription on the title page can be translated as. The incredible feather book created in 1618 by dionisio minaggio of milan, italy, was made almost totally of bird feathers.
In their black distressed frames and neutral tones, they will wow as a shot of spice. Made in 1618 by dionisio minaggio, chief gardener of the state of milan, the feather book consists of 157 collages of birds, hunters, tradesmen, musicians and commedia del arte. The fantastic 17thcentury book of birds, made from feathers. The feather book was created by dionisio minaggio, the chief gardener of the state of milan in 1618. Title page of the feather book, a series of pictures made entirely of bird feathers. Dionisio minaggio feather book, folio 110, schapin and spineta mcgill university library cropped. Traditional commedia dellarte is not about realism or creating wellrounded, threedimensional characters, so most of the roles only have a couple traits to them around which the whole personality is defined. We have no idea why he made it, although it has been. The latter are the best known and most widely written about, but the entire collection is of interest. Here, visitors can peruse all 156 of the feather books plates.
See more ideas about birds, eggs and vintage book covers. The feather book of dionisio minaggio openedition journals. Carla benzan postdoc, mcgill will present flights of fantasy. Stub this article has been rated as stubclass on the projects quality scale. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The feather book of dionisio minaggio, also referred to in italian as il bestiario barocco the baroque bestiary, is a collection of 156 pictures made almost.
From which capta captured and copula join in latin, gabbia cage in italian, the word tether in albanian kapistall, kapankner in armenian. It has also been suggested that the project may have been. The feather book of dionisio minaggio, il bestiaro barocco youtube. Produced in 1618 by dionisio minaggio, the chief gardener of the spanish state of milan, the feather book couples the objectivity of scientific illustration in its representations of regional birds with portraits of known stage actors in their signature roles. It also had a handcoloured copy of john rays ornithology of francis willughby published in 1776 and ostensibly given as a present to samuel pepys, the famous 17th. Made in 1618 by dionisio minaggio, chief gardener of the state of milan, it is a book depicting 112 birds and 44 human figures, each composed entirely of natural, undyed birds feathers. We have no idea why he made it, although it has been suggested that it might have been a project to occupy his staff during the long winter months and to use up some of. Dionisio minaggio, gardener to his excellency the governor of milan was the creator, and he made this book in the year 1618. In 1618, dionisio minaggio, chief gardener of the state of milan, illustrated a book using only feathers. The feather book of dionisio minaggio infogalactic.
Dionisio minaggio, gardener to his excellency the governor of milan, was the creator, and he made this book in the year 1618. Carla benzan animates her research on dionisio minnagios 1618 the feather book of dionisio minaggio, il bestiario barocco. Join facebook to connect with hicham dat and others you may know. See more ideas about books, printed matter and ephemera. What he had made was a book of designs of birds and human figures, each picture composed entirely of birds feathers. Made in 1618 by dionisio minaggio, chief gardener of the state of milan, the feather book consists of 157 collages of birds, hunters, tradesmen, musicians and commedia delarte figures. I will discuss the feather books creation, contents and construction, along with its history. The feather book of dionisio minaggio, also referred to in italian as il bestiario barocco the baroque bestiary, is a collection of 156 pictures made almost entirely from bird feathers augmented with pieces of bird skin, feet, and beaks. The canadian county atlas project john bland canadian architecture collection mcgill librarys chapbook collection mcgill digital archive. We have no idea why he made it, although it has been suggested that it might have been a project to occupy his staff during the long winter months and to use up some of the feathers left over from the birds used in the kitchen. Giambattista andreini 9 february 1576 7 june 1654 was an italian actor and the most important italian playwright of the 17th century. This 400yearold books illustrations were done entirely.
Produced circa 1618 by the gardener to the spanish governor of milan, dionisio minaggio, the feather book transforms featherwork traditions from new spain to depict an impressive range of 112 birds, sixteen hunters and bird catchers, thirteen commedia dellarte characters and actors, eight musicians, five tradesmen or labourers, and one townscape. Dionisio minaggio, gardener to his excellency the governor of milan was. The feather book of dionisio minaggio is part of wikiproject birds, an attempt at creating a standardized, informative and easytouse ornithological resource. Made in 1618 by dionisio minaggio, chief gardener of the state of milan, it is a book depicting 112 birds and 44 human figures, each composed entirely of natural. This treasure holds 156 picture pages of birds, hunters, actors, musicians, tradesmen and a landscape. For example, see the feather book of dionisio minaggio picture milan 1618 of an hunter carrying a tethered owl. Download citation the feather book of dionisio minaggio made in 1618 by dionisio minaggio, chief gardener of the state of milan, the feather book consists of 157 collages of birds, hunters. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world. The feather book is a 1618 manuscript by dionisio minaggio, chief gardener in the state of milan, held by mcgill university library. This digital exhibition from the mcgill university library in montreal offers visitors a look through a unique volume known as the feather book of dionisio minaggio, a work composed of a collection of illustrations made completely of bird feathers with a few added extras such as the birds beaks, claws, and skin. Scout archives the feather book of dionisio minaggio.
This curious book was created in 1618 by dionisio minaggio, the duchy of milans chief gardener. The collection also includes the feather book of dionisio minaggio, which is made entirely from the skins and feathers of birds. Made in 1618 by dionisio minaggio, chief gardener of the state of milan, the feather book consists of 157 collages of birds, hunters, tradesmen, musicians and commedia del arte figures. If you would like to participate, visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. Dionisio minaggio feather book, folio 110, schapin and. Besides a fabulous collection of contemporary books and journals about birds, the library also had a rare book room full of treasures like the feather book of dionisio minaggio. Pronunciation of feather boa with 1 audio pronunciation, 3 synonyms, translations, 1 sentence and more for feather boa. Curiosities from the 1600s, the feather book of dionisio minaggio plates is a collection of 156 pictures made from real feathers, skin and beaks. Please note that we will start slightly later than usual, at 4. This curious book was created in 1618 by dionisio minaggio, the duchy of. The scout report volume 25, number 50 internet scout. They were created between 1616 and 1618 by dionisio minaggio, the chief gardener of the duchy of milan and were originally bound into a book. Strange books and paper ephemera curiouser and curiouser.
Dionisio minaggio, gardener to his excellency the governor of. Records for the holdings are in the mcgill library online catalogue. Digital collections mcgill library mcgill university. This image of commedia dellarte actors from the feather book of dionisio minaggio is thought to depict andreini as lelio and his wife virginia ramponiandreini as florinda. Rare books and special collections, mcgill library 4th floor 3459 rue mctavish. A 400yearold book made entirely of feathers nicholas c. Feather book of dionisio minaggio, 1618 carla benzan, mellon postdoctoral fellow, mcgill university location. Conference organized by the early modern conversions project. It marks the beginning of a new body of work inspired by the artists recent discovery of an early 17th century il bestiario barocco or the feather book, created by dionisio minaggio whilst he was the chief gardener of the state of milan between 1616 and 1618. Industrial architecture of montreal in search of your canadian past. It was used for the poster of the feather book exhibit held in milan in 198889 for which the catalogue il bestiario baroco was written. See a 400yearold book made entirely from feathers atlas obscura.
Birds of a feather is a new collection of framed original paintings by denise allan. Dionisio minaggio, gardener to his excellency the governor of milan was the. In the 17th century, the chief gardener in the state of milan, dionisio minaggio, was inspired to create the libro di piume the feather book previously covered on hyperallergic, a book about. Centre for medieval and renaissance studies, university of. See more ideas about artist books, sketch book, book art.
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