Manuscript on parchment of Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica, Books I (parts 1 and 2)-II, in an unidentified and freely adapted Italian translation (e.g., the opening portion of Book II is greatly abbreviated).
Description:
In Italian., Script: Written in an elegant, upright mercantesca script by a single scribe, below top line., Spaces for headings and decorative initials remain unfilled. Initial on f. 1r later addition., and Binding: Fifteenth century, Italy. Sewn on four tawed skin, slit straps nailed in channels on the outside of wooden boards. Yellow edges. Pink, green and cream endbands sewn on five cores. Covered in dark red goatskin with corner tongues, blind-tooled with a central ornament in a panel bordered with rope interlace in concentric frames. Two fastenings, leaf-shaped catches on the lower board and the upper board cut in for the clasp straps. Rebacked twice.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Egypt
Subject (Name):
Diodorus, Siculus.
Subject (Topic):
History, Ancient, Literature, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, and History
Cronologia prodomo alla Biblioteca del P. Coronelli
Description:
BEIN 2013 Folio 5: Accompanied by an unbound leaf (30 x 20 cm.) of uncut volvelles intended to be mounted on the large folding plate at p. 32. Printed slip with corrections pasted over text on p. 153., Engraved t.p., At head of title: Cronologia de' XXXXXXXII tomi già composti in differenti idiomi dall'autore medesimo., and Binder's instructions on p. 531.
