Grammatical treatise; Disticha Catonis
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Description
- Title
- Grammatical treatise; Disticha Catonis
- Published / Created
- [between 1300 and 1400]
- Publication Place
- Northern Italy
- Abstract
-
Manuscript on parchment of 1) Anonymous grammatical treatise in prose (Grammatica Latina secundum Donatum). 2) Disticha Catonis
- Description
-
In Latin.
Script: Copied by one hand in large Southern Gothica Textualis Formata (Rotunda). The opening majuscule of each verse set off in a separate column.
1-line red versals and 2-line red plain initials. Two large initials: f. 1r, at the beginning of the text of art. 1, historiated 10- line initial in pink on a blue background, containing a half-length profile of a poet or teacher in outline with a yellow dress; f. 10r, at the beginning of art. 2, decorated 9-line initial in pinkon a blue background, filled with red, yellow and green leaves.
Due to intensive use the pages are badly rubbed and the legibility is impaired; whole passages have been rewritten by a later hand. The corners of the leaves are worn off. Holes and sewings.
Binding: Original half brown leather binding over heavy bevelled wooden boards; sewn on two split leather thongs; the spine damaged. Remnants of one strap attached to the front cover, with iron pin on the rear cover. - Provenance
- Purchased from Bernard M. Rosenthal, San Francisco (MS 109 in his collection), on the Edwin J. Beinecke Fund.
- Extent
- ff. ii + 14 + ii : 270 x 200 mm.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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Latin
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Beinecke MS 750
- Related Resource Online
- View a detailed description.
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Manuscripts, Medieval Italy 14th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library - Material
- parchment ;
- Resource Type
- unspecified
- Subject (Geographic)
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Connecticut
New Haven. - Subject (Topic)
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Didactic poetry, Latin
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Latin language
Grammar
Manuscripts, Medieval - Subjects
-
Didactic poetry, Latin
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Latin language > Grammar
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Italy > 14th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
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- Access
- Public
- Rights
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- Citation
- Grammatical Treatise; Disticha Catonis. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 9867763
- Object ID (OID)
- 10622442
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