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Harley MS 2574

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040-002048405

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040-002048405

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ISAD(G)

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Harley MS 2574

Title:

A collection of classical and humanistic poetry

Scope & Content:

A humanistic collection of classical and humanistic poetry.

Contents:

ff. 1r-34r: Tibullus, Elegies (books 1-3), followed by Epitaph of Tibullus and Vita Tibulli.

ff. 34v-102v: Propertius, Elegies (books 1-4).

ff.102v-141v: Catullus, Poems, followed by verses of De Campesanis.

ff. 141v-214v: Collection of ancient and humanistic verse, substantially the same as in Brescia, Biblioteca Civica Queriniana, MS A.VII.7; Leiden, Universiteitsbibliotheek, MS Voss. lat. O. 13.

f. 141v: Selected epigrams from Martial (Martial 2.51; 2.62; Martial 2.47; 9.69; 6.52; 11.91; 11.73; 9.41; 11.43; 14.19; 4.48; 3.76; 4.56; 2.12; 3.92; 3.72; 6.50; 6.23; 4.71; 6.33; 3.71; 7.18).

f. 144r: ‘Versus Augusti ut Aiunt’, begins ‘Trax puer astricto glacie dum ludit in hebro’, (printed in Poetae Latini Minores, ed. by E. Baehrens, 5 vols (Leipzig: Teubner, 1879-1883), 4 (1882), p. 103); Martial, Epigram (8.46).

f. 144v ‘Geontii Et Constantii Tumulus’, begins ‘Vos equidem nati caelestia regna videtis (printed in Carmina Latina Epigraphica, ed. by F Buecheler, Franz, 2 vols (Leipzig: Teubner, 1895-1897), 2 (1400)); 'Antiquissimi Viri Ad Uxorem’, begins ‘Ingratae Veneri spondebam munera supplex (printed in Carmina Latina Epigraphica, ed. by F Buecheler, Franz, 2 vols (Leipzig: Teubner, 1895-1897), 2 (1806), p. 1301); 'Epitaphium Enii’, begins ‘Aspicite o Cives senis Ennii imagine formam’ (excerpted from Cicero’s Tusculan Disputations 1.15.34); ‘Eiusdem’, begins ‘Nemo me decoret lacrimis faxitue sepulchrum’; 'Eiusdem Pacuvii’, begins ‘Adulescens tametsi properas: hoc te saxum rogat’, (printed in Carmina Latina Epigraphica, ed. by F Buecheler, Franz, 2 vols (Leipzig: Teubner, 1895-97), 1 (1895), p. 848).

ff. 145r-148v: Epigram of Porcellius Pandonius (b. 1405, d. 1485).

ff. 148v-152v: Poetry of Maffeo Vegio.

ff. 148v-149v: Maffeo Vegio, 'Meretrices papienses ad Mediolanum de laudibus, begins ‘Plaudite lenones: meretrices plaudite: vester'.

ff. 149v-150v: Maffeo Vegio, ‘Epitaphium Antonii Panormitae’, begins ‘Insula scylleis contermina flatibus undis.

ff. 150v-152r: ‘Maffei Veggii responsio cuidam aemulo’, begins ‘Destituo illustres vates et suauia fontis; ‘Oratio Sive Psalmus Maffei Veggii’, begins ‘Laudate et cuncti laetas effundite voces’.

f. 152r: ‘Maffei Veggii ad Andream pisanum’, begins ‘Pulchra Panormigenae perlegi scripta poetae’.

ff. 152v-155r: Poetry of Antonio Panormita:

f. 152v: Antonio Panormita, ‘In egregiam ado. Elisiam virginem pudicam’, begins ‘ Elisia auricomas inter celeberrima nymphas’.

f. 153r: ‘Ad Lamolam Per Panor.’, begins ‘ Desine me placida verbis abducere terra’.

ff. 155r-163r: Giovanni Pontano, Parthenopaeus, 'Libellus louiani Pontiani in quo alloquitur suspiria et lacrimas rogans ut deferat querelas suas ad Cinnamam puellam’, (excerpts, marked on the basis of the edition in Johannes Iovianus Pontanus, Carmina, ed. by Johannes Oeschger (Bari: Gius. Laterza & figli, 1948); 1.20; 1.22; ‘Ad Balbum sodalem de munere libelli editi per Ant. Panor.; (not in the critical edition), begins ‘Delicias siculi mitto tibi Balbe poetae’; 1.30; 1.23; 1.21; 1.7; 1.9; 1.31; 1.24; 1.32.

f. 159r: ‘Ad Laurentium Minatum sodalem qui falso scripserat puellam languere’ (not in the critical edition), begins ‘Parce precor Minate mecum contemnere amorem’; 1.29; 1.33

f. 160r: 'Quod in amore plus ei amari sit quam dulcedinis’ (not in the critical in edition), begins ‘Multa in amore meo sunt gaudia: multa voluptas.

f. 160v: ‘Ad Cinnamam quae misereatur sui’ (not in the critical edition), begins ‘Haec quoniam lacrimulis impones Cynnama nomen’; 'Ad Minatium de misero discessu suo ab oculis puellae’ (not in the critical edition), begins ‘Quam mihi difficilis vita est Miniate futura’; 1.5; 1.19; 1.27.

f. 162r: ‘Ad animum suum’, (not in the critical edition), begins ‘Quid faciam mi anime: ecquid consulis ut faciam nunc’; 1.26; 1.25; 1.34.

ff. 163rr-193v: Porcelius Pandonius (b. 1405, d. 1485), Carmina (books 1-4), as printed in Carmina illustrium poetarum, ed. by T. Buonaventuri, 11 vols (Florence, 1719-1726), 7 (1720), pp. 497-519.

ff. 194r-214v: Poems of various authors, many anonymous:

ff. 194r-196r: 'Baptistae Guarini de austro flante ad D. d F. Reverendissimum Ferrariae Praesulem’, begins ‘Mos fuit antiquis in carmina poscere vires’.

ff. 196r-196v: 'Epitaphium in Leonellum principem Ferrariae’, begins ‘Hoc decus Hesperiae Leonellus Marchio gentis’; ‘Threnos in eundem’, begins ‘Pallas et aurata testudine pulcher Apollo’; ‘Tetrasticon in Borsium Ferrariae Marchionem’, begins ‘Ipse tuas laudes toto memoratus in orbe’; ‘Epitaphium in Lazarum marchionem de malaspinis’, begins ‘Gente Malaspina deducens Lazarus ortum’.

ff.196v-198r: 'Epithalamium in nuptiis honestissimae ac pudicae Virginis Flordemiliae Guarinae’, begins ‘Princeps magnorum laudes transgresse parentum’.

ff. 198r-198v: ‘De ventis cardinalibus ad Guizardum Siluestrinum’, begins ‘Perlege queso rudis monumenta Guizarde laboris’.

ff. 198v-200r: ‘Ordo Guarineorum scholarium suo Ven. praeceptori Guarino’, begins ‘Sat iam praetorito (sic) nostras lassauimus aures’.

ff. 200r-201r: 'Mercurius’, begins ‘Sum deus alatis qui cruribus aethera carpo; ‘In Cerberum, magistrum ludi epitaphion’, begins ‘Cerbere grammatica quondam praeceptor in arte’.

f. 201r: ‘In eundem’, begins ‘Cerbere dire cave ne te Tirinthius heros’; ‘Titi Strozi ad annulum a puella sua dono sibi datum’, begins ‘Annule dulce mihi dilectae munus amicae’.

ff. 201r-205r: 'Responsio de annulo Eruditissimo Tito Strocio dono data’, begins ‘Legimus o Vates tua carmina carmina phoebo’.

f. 205r: ‘In d. matronam D. Andreolam S.D. Nicolai papae Quinti ac Reverendissimi D. Philippi Cardinalis Bononiensis genitricem epitaphium’, begins ‘Cuius puniceum proles gerit una galerum’; 'Epigramma vel apotheosis in eandem’, begins ‘Vos quibus est humilem concessum degere uitam’.

f. 206v: ‘Disticon de tribus generibus telorum’, begins ‘Gessa ferunt galli: macedum sunt tela Sarissae’; ‘De officio trium parcarum’, begins ‘Tres humana simul dispensant facta sorores; ‘Ad Blasium Manfredum’, begins ‘Super occasus adeunte phoebe’.

f. 207r: ‘Ad Carolum podacatharum Cyprium’, begins ‘Cum sis ingenio Carole vivido’.

f. 208r: ‘Tribrachus mutinensis ad philippum Tiphernum in Gregorium Tiphernum’. begins ‘Legimus carmen Celebris Tipherni’.

f. 208v: ‘Tribrachus mutinensis in Martinum phileticum’, begins ‘Plurimi semper tua teque feci’.

f. 209v: ‘Gregorius Tiphernus ad illustrissimum Ludouicum Mantuae Marchionem’, begins ‘Cultor o vatum studiose princeps’.

f. 210r: ‘ldem Gregorius Tiphernus in petrum bombellum medicum suum optimum’, begins ‘Petre bombelli genuit propinqua’.

f. 210v: ‘Ad Virginem Mariam Dicolos Tetrastrophos Engonomiasticos Martini Philetici Incipit Oda’, begins ‘Nupta caelesti pia virgo patri’.

ff. 212r-214v: ‘Dicolos tetrastrophos Martini philetici ad Bissarium Cardinalem graecum’, begins ‘Forte qum doctae colerent sorores’.

Decoration: 6 large white vine initials in colours and gold (ff. 1r, 22r, 34v, 46v, 86v, 103r). 3 large initials in gold on coloured panels (ff. 14v, 69v, 155r). Coloured initials in alternating red or blue.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Harley Collection

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040-002048405

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Harley MS 1-7661 : Harley Manuscripts

Harley MS 2574 : A collection of classical and humanistic poetry

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Extent:

1 volume

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Languages:

Latin

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1450

End Date:

1460

Date Range:

1450-1460

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Physical Characteristics:

Material: Paper, watermark same type as Charles M. Briquet, Les Filigranes. Dictionnaire historique des marques du papier dés leurs apparition vers jusqu'en 1600, 4 vols. (Paris, A. Picard & Fils & Genève A. Jullien von Martino Publishing, 2007) um. 14872 or 14874.

Dimensions: 205 x 150 mm (text space 145 x 85 mm).

Foliaton: ff. 214 (+ 3 unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning and at the end).

Script: Humanistic.

Binding: Post-1600. 'Harleian' binding of gold-tooled red leather; marbled endpapers.

Custodial History:

Origin:

Italy, probably Naples or Rome.

Provenance:

The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661, d. 1724), 1st earl of Oxford and Mortimer, politician, and Edward Harley (b. 1689, d. 1741), 2nd earl of Oxford and Mortimer, book collector and patron of the arts: inscribed 'Oxford B.H.' (f. 1r).

Edward Harley bequeathed the library to his widow, Henrietta Cavendish, née Holles (b. 1694, d. 1755) during her lifetime and thereafter to their daughter, Margaret Cavendish Bentinck (b. 1715, d. 1785), duchess of Portland; the manuscripts were sold by the Countess and the Duchess in 1753 to the nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library.

Information About Copies:

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Publications:

A Catalogue of the Harleian Manuscripts in the British Museum, 4 vols (London: Eyre and Strahan, 1808-12), II (1808), no. 2574.

Catullus: A Critical Edition, ed. by D. F. S. Thomson (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1978), no. 49, pp. 50-51.

James L. Butrica, 'Hylas and the Boreads: Propertius 1.20.25-30', Phoenix, 34 (1980), 69-75 (p. 71).

James L. Butrica, The Manuscript Tradition of Propertius, Supplement 17 to Phoenix (Toronto, 1984), pp. 248-56.

Francesco Lo Monaca, 'Per Un'Edizione dei "Carmina" di Lorenzo Valla', Italia medioevale e umanistica, 29 (1986), 139-65 (pp. 148; 163, manuscript 'H').

Paul Oskar Kristeller, Iter Italicum: Accedunt Alia Itinera: A Finding List of Uncatalogued or Incompletely Catalogued Humanistic Manuscripts of the Renaissance in Italian and other Libraries, 7 vols (London: Warburg Institute; Leiden: Brill, 1963-1997), IV (1989), p. 161.

Rodger Friedman, ‘A ‘lost’ Pontano Manuscript in the Pierpont Morgan Library (M. 867)’, Lettere Italiane (1990-92), 276-86 (p. 285).

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Beccadelli, Antonio, Il Panormita; poet, 1394-1471,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000108743616
Catullus, Gaius Valerius, c 84-54 BC
Pontano, Giovanni Gioviano, Neapolitan Minister of State, 1426-1503
Porcellio, Pietro, of Naples
Propertius, Sextus, 45 BC-15 BC
Tibullus, Albius, Latin poet, c 55-19 BC
Vegio, Maffeo, 1407-1458 ,
see also http://isni.org/isni/000000010874482X