Research Catalog

Title

Codex antiquitatum, sive Speculum antiquitatis.

Publication

Bologna?x, Italy, approximately 1515.

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Details

Additional Authors

New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 54.

Description

434 leaves, bound : paper, ink, manuscript, illuminations; 235 x 168 mm

Subject

• Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) > Italy
• Illumination of books and manuscripts
• Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) > New York (State) > New York
• Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)
• New York (State) > New York

Genre/Form

• Manuscripts – Italy – 16th century.
• Early works.
• illuminated manuscripts.
• Blind tooled bindings (Binding)
• Leather bindings (Binding)

Note

• Layout: Written in up to 42 long lines per page, ruled in brown ink.
• Decoration: Some of the drawings of antiquities include human figures. Drawings of antiquities, green and red ink used in text.
• Script: Humanistic; rustic capitals.
• A note on folio 210v (labelled 169v) indicates that the given monument was found in November 1501; thus the manuscript dates from after that. Latin
• Foliation in upper right is incorrect, it skips the first 41 folios, and starts with f.1 on what is in fact f. 42.

Access (note)

• Restricted use.

Indexed In (note)

• Ricci, S de. Medieval and Renaissance mss., suppl.
• New York Public Library. Spencer Collection. Dictionary catalog and shelf list

Cite As (note)

• NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 54

Language (note)

• In Latin.

Provenance (note)

• Sir Thomas Phillipps collection.

Binding (note)

• Original blind-tooled dark brown calf.

Call Number

Spencer Coll. MS. 54

OCLC

1341674628

Title

Codex antiquitatum, sive Speculum antiquitatis.

Imprint

Bologna?x, Italy, approximately 1515.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Access

Restricted use. Requires permission for access.

Indexed In:

Ricci, S de. Medieval and Renaissance mss., suppl., p. 333, no. 54.

New York Public Library. Spencer Collection. Dictionary catalog and shelf list, vol. II, p. 907.

Cite As:

NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 54

Language

In Latin.

Provenance

Sir Thomas Phillipps collection.

Binding

Original blind-tooled dark brown calf.

Source of description

Part of the description used is from Digital Scriptorium 1.0

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Place of Publication

Italy Bologna?

Added Author

New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 54.

Research Call Number

Spencer Coll. MS. 54