Tractatus de militia ; Epitome of Roman History ; Epistle by Plutarch ; Excerpts from Titus Livius ; Excerpts from Flavius Josephus
- Title
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Tractatus de militia ; Epitome of Roman History ; Epistle by Plutarch ; Excerpts from Titus Livius ; Excerpts from Flavius Josephus
- LC Subject
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)
Holy Roman Empire--History
Oratory, Ancient
- Item Locator
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Eugene, OR, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon, MS 036.
- Repository
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University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
- Description
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Manuscript codex. Tractatus de militia, Leonardo Bruni (Leonardus Brunus Aretinus); Epitome of Roman History, Lucius Annaeus Florus; Epistle, Plutarch; Excerpts, Titus Livius; Excerpts, Flavius Josephus A characteristic humanistic MS., containing material of patriotic and philosophic content. Leonardo Bruni Aretino was an eminent classical historian, Chancellor of Florence, under whose direction the book was probably prepared.
Collation: In quires of 10. Catchwords in middle lower margin, no signatures. Marginal headings. Folio numbers.
Decoration: Decorative blue and red paragraph marks, some large initials in blue or red. Headings rubricated throughout.
Binding: 18th century parchment binding, rounded spine, head and tail bands of green and white thread. Lined with 18th c. Italian figured art paper: foliage designs printed in brown and red on a background of small brown dots. Edges stained brown. 9 blank leaves besides endpapers in front and 10 leaves of index, at end 11 blank leaves and endpapers; flyleaves have a tri-lobed watermark at center Title written in brown ink on spine.
Script: Gothic minuscule in brown ink.
- Provenance
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1. On inside front cover, unsigned bookplate with lion and dolphin. 2. Bookplate with aster design and motto inter asteres, inter astra, Edward Sandford Burgess on verso of first flyleaf.
Donation/Purchase ; Julia Burgess, 1935-1942.
- Location
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Italy
- Date
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1435/1445
- Identifier
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MS_036
- Item Locator
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MS 036
- Rights
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No Copyright - United States
- Dc Rights Holder
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University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
- Use Restrictions
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Property rights reside with Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections & University Archives.
- Language
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Latin
- Type
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Text
- Format
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application/pdf
- Material
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Paper
- Set
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University of Oregon Special Collections Manuscripts and Rare Books
- Institution
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University of Oregon
- Layout
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200 leaves ; 205 x 282 mm bound to 207 x 283 mm
Single column, 39 lines per page.