Pomponius Mela; Vibius Sequester; Dares, etc
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Description
- Title
- Pomponius Mela; Vibius Sequester; Dares, etc
- Creator
- Mela, Pomponius
- Contributor
- Dares, Phrygius.
- Published / Created
- [between 1450 and 1475]
- Publication Place
- Northern Italy
- Abstract
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Manuscript on paper (various watermarks), composed in four parts, of 1) Pomponius Mela, De chorographia libri tres, ending abruptly in III.107. 2) Vibius Sequester, De fluminibus, fontibus, lacubus, nemoribus, paludibus, montibus, gentibus. 3) Unidentified text(s) on the names of the Roman provinces and their regions (ff. 47v-48v) and the names of the cities in the provinces (ff. 48v-50r). 4) Dares Phrygius, De excidio troiae historia, ending abruptly and missing f. 54. Arts. 5-9, a series of exordia, appear to be school exercises in Latin prose composition, all poorly written and heavily corrected. They follow approximately the text of Justinus' Epitoma, but are much abbreviated; the Latin is often incomprehensible without a prior knowledge of the historical narrative. 10) Short unidentified passages on Epirus
- Description
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In Latin.
Script: Part I (ff. 1-38): Written by multiple scribes in humanistic cursive script, above top line. Part II (ff. 41-50): Written by several scribes in humanistic cursive, above top line. Part III (ff. 51-76): Written by several scribes in varying styles of humanistic cursive, above top line. Part IV (ff. 72-76): Written by a single (?) scribe in humanistic cursive script.
Part I: Plain red initials, 5- to 1-line. Epigraphic heading on f. 1r; other headings in humanistic bookhand, in red. Part II: Epigraphic headings and plain initials, 3- to 1-line, in black. Part III: Epigraphic heading, f. 51r, and plain intials in black. Part IV: Heading on f. 72r in red.
The patterns of stains suggest that the parts were originally separate booklets.
Binding: Eighteenth century, Italy. Paper case, once white. - Provenance
- Purchased from C. A. Stonehill in 1954 by Thomas E. Marston.
- Extent
- ff. i + 72 + i : 220 x 150 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 76
- Related Resource Online
- View a detailed description.
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Early works to 1800
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.
Rome (Italy)
Troy (Extinct city) - Subject (Name)
- Mela, Pomponius.
- Subject (Topic)
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Cosmography
Education, Medieval
Manuscripts, Medieval
Description and travel - Subjects
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Mela, Pomponius
Cosmography > Early works to 1800
Education, Medieval
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Rome (Italy) > Description and travel
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
- Pomponius Mela; Vibius Sequester; Dares, etc. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 9807549
- Object ID (OID)
- 11403215