Abstract
The early seventeenth-century Italian Mariani-Cibo treatise is a technical manual on miniature painting, botanical illustration and landscape drawing, compiled by the miniaturist Valerio Mariani (1568–c.1625) and including texts from botanist/artist Gherardo Cibo (1512–1600). Research revealed that it was written for use in the artists' workshops at Duke Francesco Maria II della Rovere's Pesaro court, reflecting the artists' activities and their patron's preferences. These workshops, founded by the Duke in 1581, represent a businesslike operation, with manager, communal buying-in of materials, inter-disciplinary co-operation and artistic and technical exchanges. It was found that the treatise contains recipes and technical instructions influenced by the various artists and disciplines in the court workshops and surroundings, showing how research of the context in which it originated is invaluable for a correct interpretation of this unique document. The treatise contains a wealth of information on materials and techniques, making it an invaluable source of information for conservators.
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