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1. Yates Thompson MS 19

Reference (shelfmark):
Yates Thompson MS 19
Title:
Brunetto Latini, Li Livres dou Trésor
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains a copy of Li Livres dou Trésor (The Book of the Treasure), written by the Florentine philosopher, notary, and statesman Brunetto Latini (b. c. 1220, d. 1294) during his exile in France between 1260 and 1266. The Trésor is an encyclopaedic work, notable as one of the firs...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Old
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 14th century
Extent:
1 volume

2. Yates Thompson MS 28

Reference (shelfmark):
Yates Thompson MS 28
Title:
Secreta secretorum, Il Tesoro and other texts
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-43r: Pseudo-Aristotle, Secreta secretorum. ff. 43v-130r: Brunetto Latini, translated by Bono Giamboni, Il Tesoro (translation of Li Livres dou Tresor). ff. 130v-143v: Miscellaneous texts. ff. 144r and 144v are blank. Decoration: The decoration of the manuscript has been...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
1425
Extent:

1 volume

3. Yates Thompson MS 31

Reference (shelfmark):
Yates Thompson MS 31
Title:
Matfre Ermengaud, Breviari d'Amor
Scope & Content:
Contents: Matfre Ermengaud, Breviari d'Amor (Catalan prose version). The text is adapted from a Provençal poem composed between 1288 and 1292. This manuscript is one of five known copies in Catalan. Decoration: 1 small miniature, accompanied by a large decorated initial and a full foliate b...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Catalan
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 14th century
Extent:

1 volume