Creator: Aelian, active 3rd century / Language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

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Creator:: Aelian, active 3rd century
Published / Created:: [ca. 1560]
Call Number:: Beinecke MS 242
Image Count:: 60
Resource Type:: unspecified
Abstract:: Manuscript on paper of Aelian, De instruendis aciebus. The scribe attempts to establish the correct text from a defective exemplar. For example, on f. 2v there is a note, in red, referring the reader to the proper portion of the text on f. 7v. There are several such corrections as well as marginal notes giving variant readings
Description:: In Greek., Watermarks: Harlfinger Couronne 25 from two manuscripts copied in Venice by Camillus Venetus, and dated 1561 and 1562., Script: Written in a highly calligraphic Greek minuscule by Angelus Vergecius., Decorative floral headpiece and initial, in red, on f. 1r; headings and marginal notations, in red. A number of beautifully executed diagrams, in black and red, often extend well into the margins., and Binding: 18th-19th centuries (?). Limp vellum wrapper, with the title on spine and "Aelianus Angeli Vergecij" on cover.
Subject (Geographic):: Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):: Aelian, active 3rd century.
Subject (Topic):: Charts, diagrams, etc, Greek literature, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Strategy
Found in:: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > De instruendis aciebus