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BRMS 4

Title

Subject

Hagiography - Clare of Assisi, Saint, 1194–1253

Description

In 1496 the Poor Clares at the Convento di Santa Chiara Novella in Florence commissioned the Ugolino Verino to write this "Life of St. Clare" in Italian so members of the order could read about their founder. This edition is an illuminated manuscript believed to be in Verino's handwriting.

Creator

Verino, Ugolino, 1438–1516.

Source

BRMS 4. Ugolino Verino (1438–1516). Vita di Santa Chiara vergine. [Florence, dated January 1496]. Illuminated manuscript on vellum.

Publisher

Bridwell Library Special Collections

Date

Rights

Please cite Bridwell Library Special Collections, SMU, as the source of this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained by contacting Special Collections (bridsc@smu.edu).

Relation

TheologyChurchHist

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Type

Illuminated manuscript hagiography on vellum

Collection

Inscribed Illuminations and Inspirations: Manuscripts at Bridwell Library

Citation

Verino, Ugolino, 1438–1516. , “BRMS 4,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed July 19, 2026, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1803.