[Epistola]
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2003768
Description
- Title
- [Epistola]
- Creator
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Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374.
Pius II, Pope, 1405-1464 - Published / Created
- s. XV^^2 [2nd half 15th century]
- Publication Place
- Germany
- Abstract
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Manuscript on paper (watermarks in gutter) of 1) Petrarch, Boccacii Griseldis historia. 2) Pope Pius II, Epistola. 3) Petrarch, Famil. rerum., 12, 2. 4) Pope Pius II, Bulla retractationum. 5) Pope Pius II, Epistola de fortuna.
- Description
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Binding: Twentieth century. Vellum spine (verso of an unidentified manuscript) with "Petrarcae et Aeneae Silvii Epistoles" inscribed; grey-blue paper sides.
One calligraphic initial, f. 1r, 4-line, blue with white floral motifs; infilled with red penwork floral designs tinted with green; penwork trails into inner margin, with plain green dots. Four initials, ff. 1v, 7v, 10v, 21v, red ink, 6- to 2-line. Paragraph marks in red. Numerous capitals stroked in red; rubrics throughout; explicits underlined in red.
Script: Written by three scribes in similar styles of informal gothic scripts (batarde influence). Scribe 1) ff. 1r-7r; 2) ff. 7v-14v; 3) ff. 15r-26v. - Extent
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207x 142 mm.
i, 26, i p. - Extent of Digitization
- Completely digitized
- Language
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Latin
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Beinecke MS 197
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Format
- text
- Genre
- Manuscripts
- Resource Type
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Subject (Name)
- Petrarca, Francesco,--1304-1374
- Subject (Topic)
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Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Latin literature, Medieval and modern
Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Papal documents
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
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- Citation
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Petrarch; Pope Pius II. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Shailor, B. Catalogue of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, MS 197.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 9795999
- Object ID (OID)
- 2003768
- More Information
- https://pre1600ms.beinecke.library.yale.edu/docs/pre1600.ms197.htm