Francesco dai Libri, the elder, born at Verona in 1452, was the son of Stefano dai Libri, an illuminator of books. He was the father of Girolamo dai Libri, and is known as an illuminator of choir books for the churches of his native city.

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "Dai Libri, Francesco". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). Vol. I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.