Biblioteca Trivulziana
Milan
Italy
Fol. 1v has a full-page illumination representing Petrarch composing while seated at a writing desk. At fol. 152v is a full-page illumination of Triumphus Amoris, which represents Cupid on a pedestal being pulled by two pairs of white horses; below the illumination, there is a small tondo showing a scene from the tale of Pyramus and Thisbe. Each subsequent Triumphus is preceded by a full-page illumination: before Pudicitie is an illumination representing the victory of Chastity over Love (fol. 166v); before Mortis is an illumination representing a dark grey skeleton in equilibrium on a classical base being pulled by two black horses (fol. 171v); before Fame is an illumination representing a processional chariot being pulled by elephants and followed by poets and knights (fol. 182v); before Temporis is an illumination representing a float pulled by two deer about to run over a young boy with the inscription ‘HERI HODIE CRAS’ (fol. 191v); before Eternitatis is an illumination representing the Christ Pantocrator holding a golden globe and an open Bible on a blue background (fol. 195v). Fol. 2r has a decorated architectural frame with floral decorations; at the bottom of the fol. is the coat of arms of the Trivulzio family and the note of possession of Giovanni Giacomo Trivulzio.
Decorated and historiated initials for RVF 1 (fol. 12r) and for Triumphus Amoris I (fol. 153r). The author of the decorations and illuminations is Francesco di Antonio del Chierico.