- Creator:
- Adolfus, von Wien, 14th cent
- Published / Created:
- [between 1450 and 1500]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 462
- Image Count:
- 180
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper of Adolfus von Wein, Doligamus. The text, a series of fables concerning the deceitful conduct of women, is heavily annotated with interlinear glosses and lengthy explanatory prose passages inserted both between segments of the text and in the outer margins. With Albertus Magnus, attributed author, De secretis mulierum; and Pope Pius II (Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini), Carmen in laudem Friderici Caesaris, a poem written in praise of Friedrich III (1415-93), King of the Germans and later crowned Holy Roman Emperor
- Description:
- In Latin., Watermarks: similar to Piccard, Ochsenkopf XIII.173 and XI. 201, and similar in design to Briquet Main 11090, 11092-93., Script: Written by a single scribe in inelegant gothic cursive, with a smaller script for commentary and interlinear notations., Crude decorative initials, 2-line, in red, some with foliage designs in body of letter; first letter of each verse stroked with red., Some loss of marginalia due to trimming on ff. 8v, 9r., and Binding: Twentieth century. Red paste-paper case with a black, gold-tooled label.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Adolfus, von Wien, 14th cent. and Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, 1415-1493.
- Subject (Topic):
- Didactic literature, Latin (Medieval and modern), Fables, Laudatory poetry, Latin, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Scholia
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Doligamus, etc
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- Creator:
- Aesop
- Published / Created:
- [between 1450 and 1500]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 611
- Image Count:
- 107
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper of Artt. 1-6: Aesop (Aesopus, 6th cent. before C.), Vita et fabulae, Latin translation by Rinuccio da Castiglione (Rinucius Aretinus, ca. 1395-after 1456). Artt. 7-8: Aesop, Fabulae, Latin translation by Ognibene Leoniceno (Omnibonus Leonicenus, 1412-1481).
- Description:
- In Latin., Watermarks: Briquet 2472 (?); var. Briquet 7918 (?); other (scissors and scale)., Script: Copied by two hands: Section I in unusual Humanistica Cursiva Libraria with the features of Humanistica Semitextualis; Section II in Humanistica Cursiva Libraria., Pale red headings in Section II only (the headings in Section I are in black ink). Pale red paragraph marks. 2- or 3-line pale red plain or slightly decorated initials, with guide-letters in the left margin., and Binding: Eighteenth century. Half leather over cardboard, the paper covers decorated with a lozenged pattern of black and red dots. Gold-tooled spine with brown leather title-label with gold-tooled inscription "ESOPI FABBUL. ***7".
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Aesop.
- Subject (Topic):
- Didactic literature, Latin (Medieval and modern), Fables, Literature, Medieval, and Manuscripts, Medieval
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Vita et fabulae