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Add MS 25449
- Record Id:
- 032-002029772
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002029772
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000045.0x00014e
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 25449
- Title:
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Plautus, Comedies
- Scope & Content:
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M. Accii Plauti comoediæ VIII.: scilicet, Amphitruo, Asinaria, f. 21 b; Captivi, f. 38; Curculio, f. 56; Aulularia, f. 68 b; Cassina, f. 83 b; Cistellaria, f. 98. Epidicus, f. 106. Imperfect. Vellum; in an Italian hand; late xvth cent. With illuminated initials and a few marginal paintings. At the foot of f.1 is a coat of arms or, three fishes in triangle az., carrying scrolls with the words,"Potabilis,"Nabilis" and "Labilis" The motto is "omnis vita est suplicium." From the Archinto Library at Milan. Octavo.
An illuminated frontispiece with a coat of arms and white vine stem initials of a Ferrarese type (f. 1r).
Copied in northern Italy in the third quarter of the fifteenth century, by the same scribe as Harley MS 2778.
Marcus Accius Plautus, Sarsinas, Poeta Comicus. obiit anno ante Christum circiter 184: Comcædiæ: 15th cent.
Art. Illuminations and Drawings ITALIAN: Initials and borders: 13th - 16th cent.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002029772", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Add MS 25449: Plautus, Comedies" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002029772
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002029772
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Latin
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1450
- End Date:
- 1474
- Date Range:
- 3rd quarter of the 15th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Custodial History:
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Milan: The Archinto library owned.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Plautus, Titus Maccius, Roman playwright, c 254-184 BC
- Places:
- Milan, Italy