- Title
- Polistorio : manuscript, [13--] ; Phillipps MS 6733
- Niccolò, da Ferrara
Francesco, II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, 1466-1519, dedicatee.
Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872, former owner. - 13uu
- Italy
- Book 3, in 284 chapters, of a work on Roman history, beginning with the first Punic War and ending with the death of Cleopatra.
- 179 leaves, bound : vellum ; 39 cm.
- Italian
- Manuscripts, Medieval-Italy-1350-1400.
Rules (layout features)
Catchwords.
Hairside.
Parchment repairs.
Early works to 1800 - Books and documents
- Rome--History--265 B.C.-30 B.C--Early works to 1800
- At the front of the ms. is an index of persons in books 3 and 4 [sic] (ff. 1r-35r) and list of chapters in book 3 (36r-42v).
Dedicated to Francsco Gonzaga (rubric, f. 1r).
Written in a gothic rotunda book hand in two columns in black ink, rubrics in red. Initial letters in blue and red have pen-work decoration. F. 43r has a historiated initial showing a copyist at work, a headpiece with the arms of the Gonzaga family, and an ornamental border.
The work is sometimes ascribed to Niccolò da Ferrara, OSB.
Bound in 19th-century diced red russian leather, gilt.
In a tray case, 41 cm.
Also available in an electronic version.
Microfilm available in the Houghton Reading Room (reel 47 no. 4).
In Italian.
Electronic reproduction. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard College Library Digital Imaging Group, 2010. (Digital Medieval Manuscripts at Houghton Library). Copy digitized: Houghton Library: MS Typ 329 - MS Typ 329. Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Digital Medieval Manuscripts at Houghton Library
- Houghton Library, Harvard University
- 990097588670203941
- Title
- Polistorio : manuscript, [13--] ; Phillipps MS 6733
- Creator / Contributor
- Niccolò, da Ferrara
Francesco, II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, 1466-1519, dedicatee.
Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872, former owner. - Date
- 13uu
- Place of Origin
- Italy
- Description
- Book 3, in 284 chapters, of a work on Roman history, beginning with the first Punic War and ending with the death of Cleopatra.
- Extent
- 179 leaves, bound : vellum ; 39 cm.
- Language
- Italian
- Genre
- Manuscripts, Medieval-Italy-1350-1400.
Rules (layout features)
Catchwords.
Hairside.
Parchment repairs.
Early works to 1800 - Digital Format
- Books and documents
- Subjects
- Rome--History--265 B.C.-30 B.C--Early works to 1800
- Notes
- At the front of the ms. is an index of persons in books 3 and 4 [sic] (ff. 1r-35r) and list of chapters in book 3 (36r-42v).
Dedicated to Francsco Gonzaga (rubric, f. 1r).
Written in a gothic rotunda book hand in two columns in black ink, rubrics in red. Initial letters in blue and red have pen-work decoration. F. 43r has a historiated initial showing a copyist at work, a headpiece with the arms of the Gonzaga family, and an ornamental border.
The work is sometimes ascribed to Niccolò da Ferrara, OSB.
Bound in 19th-century diced red russian leather, gilt.
In a tray case, 41 cm.
Also available in an electronic version.
Microfilm available in the Houghton Reading Room (reel 47 no. 4).
In Italian.
Electronic reproduction. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard College Library Digital Imaging Group, 2010. (Digital Medieval Manuscripts at Houghton Library). Copy digitized: Houghton Library: MS Typ 329 - Cite As
- MS Typ 329. Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Series
- Digital Medieval Manuscripts at Houghton Library
- Repository
- Houghton Library, Harvard University
- Record ID
- 990097588670203941
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