Manuscript on paper of excerpts from works of Greek and Roman history and philosophy (Greek works translated into Latin); religious tracts; and Italian strambotti.
Description:
Binding: Nineteenth century, Italy. Rigid vellum case; paper label with title on spine: "Excerpta De Vetustioribus script. Latinis et Grecis, Saecul. XV"., Headings and initials often highlighted in red or ochre; some paragraph marks in same colors., Imperfect: Some worming at end of volume with slight loss of text., In Latin, with Greek headings and Italian poems., Script: Written by a single scribe in a neat humanistic script with many cursive elements; later additions by several hands., and Watermarks, in gutter: unidentified hunting horn, crossbow, animal (?); in outer margin, trimmed: unidentified mountain in a circle surmounted by cross.
Subject (Topic):
Education, Humanistic, Literature, Medieval--Translations, Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven, Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library, and Strambotto
Greek language--Grammar--Early works to 1500, Latin language--Grammar--Early works to 1500, Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven, and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Manuscript on paper of a Lexicon Latino-Grecum. With an epigram of Hubertinus Clericus (Hubertinus de Crescentino), Professor of Rhetoric at Pavia and Milan.
Description:
Binding: Sixteenth century, Italy (Italo-Greek?). Own endleaves. Unusual sewing through three spine linings, the central one paper. An endband of two joined lines of chain stitching is sewn on a largely exposed leather core. The flush paste boards are held on by the cloth spine linings which extend on either side of them and are glued to them. Covered in brown goatskin with rope interlace crosses and random small tools. Traces of four ribbon ties., First initial for each letter of the Roman alphabet: plain red or blue majuscules, 4- to 2-line. On recto, all Latin words begin with bright blue 1-line initials, on verso all begin with bright red; color scheme reverses on f. 7v to end. Art. 2, f. 1r, in pale red., Purchased from B. Rosenthal in 1955 by Thomas E. Marston., Script: Latin words written in humanistic bookhand; Greek words in a neat Greek minuscule., and Watermarks, in gutter: similar in general design to Briquet Couronne 4659; two unidentified serpents.
Greek language--Dictionaries--Latin--Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven, and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Manuscript on paper (thick) of Macrobius, Saturnalia.
Description:
Binding: Nineteenth century, Italy. Brick red goatskin, blind-tooled. Bound in the same style as MS 450 and Marston MSS 72, 86, 181, 182 for the Guarnieri-Balleani library (Iesi), with the first three probably by the same binder. Written in ink on tail edge: "MACROB". Two front parchment endleaves, presumably reused from the early binding given the patterns of rust stains and wormholes, consist of undated ecclesiastical records from the diocese of Cesena., Headings and some plain initials in red., Ink has corroded through many leaves; minor loss of text., Script: Copied in humanistic cursive by a single scribe, above top line., and Watermarks, in gutter: unidentified mountain; a dragon perhaps similar in design to those produced in Ferrara in 1440s-50s, cf. Piccard Drache II.538-72.
Subject (Name):
Macrobius, Ambrosius Aurelius Theodosius
Subject (Topic):
Dialogues, Latin, Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven, and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library