De primo bello punico
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11007529
Description
- Title
- De primo bello punico
- Creator
- Bruni, Leonardo, 1369-1444
- Published / Created
- [between 1450 and 1475]
- Publication Place
- Florence or Rome
- Abstract
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Manuscript on parchment (poor quality) of Leonardo Bruni, De primo bello punico, compiled largely from Polybius
- Description
-
In Latin.
Script: Text written by a single scribe in humanistic cursive script, above top line. Marginal notes (mostly proper names and events) added by at least two hands, 15th-16th centuries, with one set added throughout in red by a scribe who also placed Roman numerals for each book in upper margin.
One large illuminated initial, 4-line, gold on blue, light green and pink ground with white vine-stem ornament. Initial joined to partial border, white vine-stem ornament on blue, light green and pink ground with white dots and gold balls with penwork extensions in brown ink. Two smaller initials on ff. 23v and 38r, 4-line, gold, outlined in yellow on blue grounds with white highlights. Plain initial, f. 1v, and headings in pale red.
Binding: Nineteenth century, England (?). Quarter bound in red, hard-grained goatskin, gold-tooled, with printed marbled paper sides. Edges spattered yellow and black. Title on spine: "Leonardi Aretini, Commentarii. MS. in membranis". - Provenance
- Purchased from Maggs Bros., London, in 1955 by L. C. Witten, who sold it in the same year in 1954 by Thomas E. Marston.
- Extent
- ff. ii + i + 58 + i + ii : 220 x 141 (151 x 80) mm.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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Latin
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Marston MS 90
- Related Resource Online
- View a detailed description.
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Manuscripts, Medieval Italy 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library - Material
- parchment ;
- Resource Type
- unspecified
- Subject (Geographic)
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Connecticut
New Haven.
Rome - Subject (Name)
- Bruni, Leonardo, 1369-1444.
- Subject (Topic)
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Manuscripts, Medieval
History, Military
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Latin literature, Medieval and modern - Subjects
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Bruni, Leonardo, 1369-1444
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Rome > History, Military > 265-30 B.C.
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Latin literature, Medieval and modern
Italy > 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Leonardo Bruni, De Primo Bello Punico. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 9807844
- Object ID (OID)
- 11007529
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