Epitoma historiarum Pompei Trogi, etc
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Description
- Title
- Epitoma historiarum Pompei Trogi, etc
- Creator
- Justinus, Marcus Junianus
- Contributor
- Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, ca. 4 B.C.-65 A.D.
- Published / Created
- [between 1430 and 1440]
- Publication Place
- Verona (?)
- Abstract
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Manuscript on parchment of Part I: Excerpts from Seneca, Phaedra. Part II: Justinus, Epitoma historiarum Pompei Trogi
- Description
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In Latin.
Script: Part I (ff. 1-2, palimpsest): Written by several scribes in humanistic bookhand; for the passages from Seneca, the initial letter for each verse is set between vertical bounding lines. Part II (ff. 3-130): Written by a single scribe, below top line, in humanistic bookhand that sits somewhat above the ruled line; the conclusion of the text on ff. 129v-130r was added by a different hand.
One large illuminated initial, f. 3r, 9-line, pink with white highlights on irregular angular ground, blue with white filigree and a thin white line outlining the ground. Filled with a stylized interlacing pattern of white vine-stem, white with green and yellow shading against gold ground. Numerous small initials, 3-line, yellow, on blue or blue and pink grounds with white filigree. Initial heading in gold; running headlines for book numbers in red.
Binding: Nineteenth century, Italy. Rigid vellum binding, gold-tooled. Traces of turn-ins and bosses from earlier binding on f. 130 and possibly on f. 1. - Provenance
- Acquired from L. C. Witten in 1954 by Thomas E. Marston.
- Extent
- ff. i + ii + 128 + i : 245 x 169 (163 x 100) 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
- Marston MS 279
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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. - Subject (Name)
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Justinus, Marcus Junianus.
Trogus, Pompeius. - Subject (Topic)
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History, Ancient
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscripts, Medieval - Subjects
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Justinus, Marcus Junianus
Trogus, Pompeius
History, Ancient
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Italy > 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
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- Citation
- Justinus, Epitoma Historiarum Pompei Trogi, etc. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 9855521
- Object ID (OID)
- 2013556
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