# Legendae sanctorum

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## Artwork

- Artist: [MINIATURIST, Italian](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/miniaturist-italian-r027b070316d639>)
- Date: 1151-1200
- Technique: Manuscript \(Cod. Lat. Z. 356\)

## Commentary

Legendae sanctorum 1190s Manuscript \(Cod. Lat. Z. 356\) Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice This manuscript containing the legends of the saints was executed for the basilica of San Marco. The picture shows an initial on folio 309. The ancient ducal chapel in San Marco had been endowed with liturgical books since its earliest days. The that are known to us, date back to the twelfth and thirteenth centuries: three legendaries \(collections of the lives and deaths of the saints\), elegantly produced, and Late Romanesque in their script and decorative style.

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## Attribution

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