- Creator:
- Bruni, Leonardo, 1369-1444
- Published / Created:
- [between 1450 and 1475]
- Call Number:
- Marston MS 90
- Image Count:
- 136
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on parchment (poor quality) of Leonardo Bruni, De primo bello punico, compiled largely from Polybius.
- Description:
- Binding: Nineteenth century, England (?). Quarter bound in red, hard-grained goatskin, gold-tooled, with printed marbled paper sides. Edges spattered yellow and black. Title on spine: "Leonardi Aretini, Commentarii. MS. in membranis"., One large illuminated initial, 4-line, gold on blue, light green and pink ground with white vine-stem ornament. Initial joined to partial border, white vine-stem ornament on blue, light green and pink ground with white dots and gold balls with penwork extensions in brown ink. Two smaller initials on ff. 23v and 38r, 4-line, gold, outlined in yellow on blue grounds with white highlights. Plain initial, f. 1v, and headings in pale red., Purchased from Maggs Bros., London, in 1955 by L. C. Witten, who sold it in the same year in 1954 by Thomas E. Marston., and Script: Text written by a single scribe in humanistic cursive script, above top line. Marginal notes (mostly proper names and events) added by at least two hands, 15th-16th centuries, with one set added throughout in red by a scribe who also placed Roman numerals for each book in upper margin.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Rome--History, Military--265-30 B.C
- Subject (Topic):
- Latin literature, Medieval and modern
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > De primo bello punico
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