Guido delle Colonne, Il Troiano; Boccaccio, Il Filostrato
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Description
- Title
- Guido delle Colonne, Il Troiano; Boccaccio, Il Filostrato
- Creator
- Colonne, Guido delle, active 13th century
- Published / Created
- 1414.
- Publication Place
- Naples, Italy
- Abstract
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Manuscript on paper and parchment of (1) Guido delle Colonne (13th cent.), Historia destructionis Troiae: Italian version by Filippo Ceffi (14th cent.); and (2) Boccaccio, Filostrato; with (3) notes on deceased military figures, poems, and pen and ink drawing
- Description
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In Italian.
Script: Copied by the Florentine scribe, Tedice di Ghuigliadore, while a prisoner in Naples in Gothica Cursiva Currens (Mercantesca).
Decoration: Artt. 1, 2, 6 and 7 are undecorated. In art. 4, there are red headings and paragraph marks; and 4-line red initials at the opening of each book. In art. 5, there are red headings and 2-line red initials. On f. 1r, a 3-line red flourished initial with penwork and a border in a wavy serrated pattern, suggesting a plant issuing from a vase. On f. IVr (art. 3), a full-page pen-and-ink drawing of a battle between the Greek and Trojan armies, with Achilles ("Achille"), Hector ("Ettore"), and Troilus ("Troiolo") in the foreground, and ships at the port and city of Tenedos ("Tenedon") in the background.
Binding: Quarter, reddish brown leather and wooden boards, sewn on four split thongs. - Provenance
- Purchased on the Library Associates Endowment.
- Extent
- ff. iv + 172 + i : 300 x 220 mm.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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Italian
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Beinecke MS 1137
- Related Resource Online
- View a detailed description.
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Legends
Manuscripts, Medieval Italy 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library - Material
- paper ;
- Resource Type
- unspecified
- Subject (Geographic)
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Connecticut
New Haven.
Troy (Extinct city) - Subject (Name)
-
Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375.
Colonne, Guido delle, active 13th century. - Subject (Topic)
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Italian literature
Manuscripts, Medieval - Subjects
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Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375
Colonne, Guido delle, active 13th century
Italian literature > To 1400
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Troy (Extinct city) > Legends
Italy > 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
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- Access
- Public
- Rights
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- Citation
- Guido delle Colonne, Il Troiano; Boccaccio, Il Filostrato. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 9898003
- Object ID (OID)
- 10000283
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