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Leonardo Bruni, De bello punico (in Italian); Giovanni de' Bonsignori, Compendium of Roman History

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Open book Leonardo Bruni, De bello punico (in Italian); Giovanni de' Bonsignori, Compendium of Roman History

Title Leonardo Bruni, De bello punico (in Italian); Giovanni de' Bonsignori, Compendium of Roman History

Creator Bruni, Leonardo, 1369-1444

Date 1450-1499

Place Rome

Language Latin

Subjects Punic War, 1st, 264-241 B.C

Description Manuscript codex.
Title from printed catalog.
Collation: Parchment, fol. i + 140; 1-11¹⁰ 12⁸ 13¹⁰ 14¹²; vertical catchwords; traces of leaf signatures visible at the end.
Layout: Written in 23 long lines; ruled in pen.
Script: Written in humanistic cursiva formata.
Decoration: fol. 1r, full gold and white ivy stem initial 6 lines high and full border on ground of blue and red, framed in gold, decorated with putti and exotic birds, one in lower margin eating a fly drawn with great detail; six similar white vine stem initials 3-5 lines high accompanied by partial borders; fol. 2v; fol. 43r, with an exotic bird; fol. 74r, with two birds; fol. 95r, with two birds; fol. 97v, with three birds; fol. 119r, with three birds; fol. 18v, gold dentelle initials on blue field, decorated with sprig of gold ending in cluster of gold rayed disks and an exotic bird.
Origin: Written in Italy in the second half of the 15th century.

Extent 140 leaves : parchment ; 250 x 163 (153 x 86) mm

Format Humanistic cursive, Illuminated manuscripts, Manuscripts, Vellum

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Call Number VAULT folio Case MS 93

BibID 998742448805867

Projects Tag Italian Paleography

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Filename 998742448805867_case_ms_93_035.tif

Unique Identifier NL18GNY

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