Humanistic commonplace book

Description

Title: Humanistic commonplace book
Published / Created: [after 1457]
Publication Place: Italy
Abstract: Manuscript on paper of excerpts from works of Greek and Roman history and philosophy (Greek works translated into Latin); religious tracts; and Italian strambotti
Description: In Latin, with Greek headings and Italian poems.
Watermarks, in gutter: unidentified hunting horn, crossbow, animal (?); in outer margin, trimmed: unidentified mountain in a circle surmounted by cross.
Script: Written by a single scribe in a neat humanistic script with many cursive elements; later additions by several hands.
Headings and initials often highlighted in red or ochre; some paragraph marks in same colors.
Binding: Nineteenth century, Italy. Rigid vellum case; paper label with title on spine: "Excerpta De Vetustioribus script. Latinis et Grecis, Saecul. XV".
Provenance: Purchased from H. P. Kraus in 1956 by Thomas E. Marston.
Extent: ff. i + 249 + i : 290 x 107 (ca. 240 x 85) mm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Latin
Greek, Modern (1453- )
Italian

Genre: Translations
Commonplace books Italy 15th century
Manuscripts, Medieval Italy 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Material: paper ;
Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Geographic): Connecticut
New Haven.
Subject (Topic): Education, Humanistic
Literature, Medieval
Manuscripts, Medieval
Strambotto
Subjects: Education, Humanistic
Literature, Medieval > Translations
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Strambotto
Italy > 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library

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Citation: Humanistic Commonplace Book. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.