Life of Cicero; Poem in praise of St Catherine of Siena

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Title: Life of Cicero; Poem in praise of St Catherine of Siena
Creator: Bruni, Leonardo, 1369-1444
Contributor: Pius II, Pope, 1405-1464.
Published / Created: [between 1450 and 1499].
Publication Place: Northern Italy
Abstract: Manuscript on paper of 1) Leonardo Bruni, Vita Ciceronis ex Plutarcho traducta. 2) Pope Pius II, Versus in laudem S. Catharinae Senenis
Description: Art. 1 is written by one hand in Gothico-Humanistica; art. 2 is copied by another hand in Humanistica Textualis; and art. 3 and the note on f. 1r are written in Gothico-Humanistica Cursiva.
Decoration: None; space reserved on f. 1r for a 6-line initial.
Binding: None.
In Latin.
Extent: ff. 19 : 295 x 215 mm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Latin

Genre: Manuscripts, Medieval Italy 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Material: paper ;
Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Geographic): Connecticut
New Haven.
Subject (Name): Bruni, Leonardo, 1369-1444.
Pius II, Pope, 1405-1464.
Cicero, Marcus Tullius.
Catherine, of Siena, Saint, 1347-1380.
Subject (Topic): Latin literature, Medieval and modern
Manuscripts, Medieval
Subjects: Bruni, Leonardo, 1369-1444
Pius II, Pope, 1405-1464
Cicero, Marcus Tullius
Catherine, of Siena, Saint, 1347-1380
Latin literature, Medieval and modern
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Italy > 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library

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Citation: Life of Cicero; Poem in praise of St Catherine of Siena. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.