Sentences of the philosophers
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Description
- Title
- Sentences of the philosophers
- Creator
- Hermonymus, Georgius, 15th cent
- Published / Created
- [ca. 1475-1476]
- Publication Place
- England
- Abstract
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Manuscript on parchment of collected Greek moral sayings translated into Latin by the diplomat George Hermonymus of Sparta. The manuscript also contains a dedicatory preface to the Abbot of St. Albans. The final two leaves contain 16th and 17th-century verses in multiple hands. The humanist style of the book's script, contents, and illuminations suggest that it is a sister copy of British Library, Harley MS 3346, which was presented to George Neville, Archbishop of York
- Description
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In Latin and English.
The manuscript contains a dedicatory preface from George Hermonymus to "Gulielmum," the Abbot of St. Albans, either William Albon (1465-1475) or William of Wallingford (1476-1492); this manuscript was probably presented while Hermonymus was on a diplomatic mission to England between 1475 and 1476. The coat of arms of the Totewhill family of Cornwall have been overpainted in the heraldic miniature.
Script: main text in a humanist hand, possibly that of George Hermonymus. Later English and Latin verses in three early modern hands.
Decoration: heraldic illumination on f. 1v of two angels holding a coat of arms, overpainted to that of the Totewhill family (sable, three covered cups argent); the mitre associated with the abbacy of St. Albans floats above. Borderwork around the miniature consists of gold leaf and alternating red and blue flowers. 1 four-line gilt initial "M" on 2r with accompanying blue and red design and gold borderwork with blue and red background. Between 1 and 3 two to three-line gilt initials per page with blue and red background. Rubrics in red.
Layout: single column of 14 lines.
Binding: original, worn velvet over wooden boards. - Provenance
- Ex libris St. Albans Abbey. Ex libris the Totewhill family of Cornwall. Purchased from Christie's London sale (2017 July 12, lot 13) on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Fund, 2017.
- Extent
- 32 leaves : 155 mm x 107 mm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been partially digitized.
- Language
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Latin
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Osborn a87
- Container / Volume
- box
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Commonplace books Great Britain 15th century
Manuscripts, Medieval England 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library - Material
- parchment ;
- Resource Type
- text
- Subject (Geographic)
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Connecticut
New Haven. - Subject (Name)
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Albon, William, -1476.
Wallingford, William, -1488?
Hermōnymos, Geōrgios, active 15th century.
St. Albans Abbey. - Subject (Topic)
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Manuscripts, Medieval
Classical philosophy - Subjects
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Albon, William, -1476
Wallingford, William, -1488?
Hermōnymos, Geōrgios, active 15th century
St. Albans Abbey
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Classical philosophy
Great Britain > 15th century
England > 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
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- Citation
- Georgius Hermonymus, Sentences of the Philosophers. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 13674731
- Object ID (OID)
- 16813266
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