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- Creator:
- Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D.
- Published / Created:
- [between 1500 and 1525]
- Call Number:
- Marston MS 96
- Image Count:
- 90
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on parchment of Ovid, Heroides 16 (Paris to Helen) 1-38, 145-378, with an unidentified French translation. Latin text, which is written only on the verso of each leaf, faces the French translation, which is written on the recto of each leaf
- Description:
- In French and Latin., Script: Latin text written in a round humanistic script much influenced by printing; Scribe 1) ff. 1v-21v and Scribe 2) ff. 22r-36r. French text written in upright batarde; Scribe 1) ff. 2r-22r and Scribe 2) ff. 22r-36r (a more flamboyant style of script)., Two initials, one at beginning of Latin text (2-line), the other at the beginning of French text (3-line), respectively gold on blue square ground with gold filigree and gold on dark red square ground with gold filigree. Most stanzas introduced by paragraph marks in gold on blue or red alternating grounds, with gold filigree. First letter of each verse stroked with yellow, as are usually majuscules in text. Headings on ff. 1v and 2r in red., and Binding: Seventeenth century, France (?). Bound in red goatskin, gold-tooled. Gilt edges. Title, much worn, on spine.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D.
- Subject (Topic):
- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Literature, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Narrative poetry, Latin
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Heroides
