Humanistic commonplace book[after 1457]latgreitaManuscript on paper of excerpts from works of Greek and Roman history and philosophy (Greek works translated into Latin); religious tracts; and Italian strambottiIn Latin, with Greek headings and Italian poems.Watermarks, in gutter: unidentified hunting horn, crossbow, animal (?); in outer margin, trimmed: unidentified mountain in a circle surmounted by cross.Script: Written by a single scribe in a neat humanistic script with many cursive elements; later additions by several hands.Headings and initials often highlighted in red or ochre; some paragraph marks in same colors.Binding: Nineteenth century, Italy. Rigid vellum case; paper label with title on spine: "Excerpta De Vetustioribus script. Latinis et Grecis, Saecul. XV".