De diphthongis

Description

Title: De diphthongis
Creator: Guarino, Veronese, 1374-1460
Published / Created: [between 1450 and 1500]
Publication Place: Italy
Abstract: Manuscript on paper of Guarinus Veronensis (Guarino da Verona, 1374-1460), De diphthongis, consisting mainly of annotated lists of words containing the diphthongs "ae" and "oe" successively. In both cases the words beginning with the diphthong come first, followed, in alphabetical order, by those in which the diphthong is in another position ("in mediis"). In the introductory text spaces have been left open for the Greek words, which have not been added
Description: In Latin.
Script: One hand, writing an imperfect Humanistica Semitextualis Libraria, using tironian et instead of the ampersand and mixing ae and ẹ.
Headings in red ink. There are guide letters and space for a 4-line initial on f. 1r and a 2-line initial on f. 1v, but neither initial has been executed.
The paper at places damaged by the acid ink.
Binding: Twentieth century. White parchment over cardboard; paper endleaves.
Provenance: Purchased on the Edwin J. Beinecke Fund.
Extent: ff. i + 9 + i : 210 x 150 mm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Latin

Genre: Early works to 1800
Manuscripts, Medieval Italy 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Material: paper ;
Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Geographic): Connecticut
New Haven.
Subject (Name): Guarino, Veronese, 1374-1460.
Subject (Topic): Latin language
Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
Manuscripts, Medieval
Subjects: Guarino, Veronese, 1374-1460
Latin language > Glossaries, vocabularies, etc > Early works to 1800
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Italy > 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library

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Citation: Guarinus Veronensis, De Diphthongis. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.