Manuscript on paper of Sebastian Brant (1457-1521), De praestantia artis impressoriae elogium, a 52-verse poem in praise of the art of printing, addressed to the German priest, humanist, printer and publisher Johann Bergmann von Olpe (ca. 1460-1532).
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in a small vertical Humanistica Cursiva., and Undecorated.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Bergmann, Johann, fl. 1494-1499. and Brant, Sebastian, 1458-1521.
Subject (Topic):
Laudatory poetry, Latin (Medieval and modern), Manuscripts, Medieval, and Printing
Manuscript on parchment of Michael Glomer, Panegyricus in Cosmum Medicem (Cosmo I de' Medici, Duke of Florence, 1537-1574), with a prologue and an introductory poem in 10 verses
Description:
In Latin., Script: copied by a single scribe writing Humanistica Cursiva Formata. Headings in large calligraphic Capitalis., and Binding: 19th century. Quarter binding, brown leather and blueish marbled paper in a diagonal pattern over cardboard. Gold-tooled spine with gold-tooled inscriptions: "GLOMER / PANEGYRI" , "M.S. / MEMBR / DEL / S. XVI", and a crown above the initials "F.S". Gilded edges.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Glomer (?), Michael. and Medici, Cosimo de', 1389-1464.
Subject (Topic):
Laudatory poetry, Latin (Medieval and modern) and Manuscripts, Medieval
