COLLECTION NAME:
RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION
Record
Filename:
cc20190605_39
Identifier:
cc20190605_39
Title:
Ab urbe condita: fragment
Creator:
Titus Livius
Subject:
Manuscripts, Medieval
Subject:
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Subject:
histories (literary works)
Subject:
Rome (Empire)
Subject:
Italy - Rome
Summary:
1 column, 24 lines; Written in a humanist script in brown ink.
Summary:
fol. 1
Summary:
Verso bottom right corner contains "39" in a modern hand in pencil.
Summary:
Former owner names: Ege, Otto F.
Summary:
Previous manuscript description provided by Otto F. Ege (included below) has been superseded by description by Scott Gwara (2013). The Ege description is retained here for reference. "Ms. This manuscript leaf is part of a collection of medieval manuscript leaves selected to illustrate the art of the manuscript during the period of its greatest development and influence. They have been taken from books written in various European scriptoria by Benedictine, Franciscan, Carthusian, Dominican, and other orders of monks. Many are enriched with handsome borders, initial letters, and line-endings rendered in color. Twenty-five are illuminated with burnished gold or silver. The texts include the Bible, various church service books, the writings of the Church fathers, and some of the Classics."
Summary:
Previous manuscript description provided by Otto F. Ege (included below) has been superseded by description by Scott Gwara (2013). The Ege description is retained here for reference. "The known part of Livy's great life work, the History of Rome, was completed about the year 9 A.D. The finished work consisted of one hundred and forty-two books, of which only thirty-five are extant. These books are regarded as one of the most precious remains of Latin literature. One of the outstanding characteristics of the scholars and scribes of the Italian Renaissance was their great interest in Latin literature. Through their influence, many copies of the classics were made from the few 9th and 10th century manuscripts available. These earlier manuscripts had been written in a carolingian or pre-gothic script to which the 15th century humanistic calligraphers assigned the name antiqua littera. The letters were not really of antiquity, since minuscule letters were not known before the time of Charlemagne. In the 15th century, this carolingian script became the inspiration not only for manuscripts like this leaf, but also for the fine roman types designed by the printers in Italy. This vellum leaf was created in Italy."
Digital Publisher:
Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
Contributor:
Curlo, Giacomo
Date of Original:
1450 approximate
Date of Digitization:
2019
Broad Type:
still image
Specific Type:
fragments (object portions)
Digital File Format:
jpeg
Physical Format:
parchment (animal material)
Dimensions of Original:
225 x 160 mm
Language:
Latin
Original Item Location:
PORTFOLIO BOX 2-39
Digital Project:
2019_027_manuscripts
Place:
Italy
Rights:
RIT Libraries makes materials from its collections available for educational and research purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. It is your responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holder to publish or reproduce images in print or electronic form.
Notes:
The manuscript leaves of this collection were accumulated and selected and most of the accompanying information was prepared over a period of forty years by the late Otto F. Ege, Dean of the Cleveland Institute of Art and Lecturer on the History of the Book at the School of Library Science, Western Reserve University. Each leaf is matted and accompanied by a descriptive letterpress label.
Notes:
Folio from a manuscript broken by Otto F. Ege.
Notes:
Leaf from Otto Ege HL 39
Notes:
Parent manuscript described in Scott Gwara, Otto Ege's Manuscripts (De Brailes, 2013).
Other Title:
Ab urbe condita. Fragments. 1430-1470?
Other Title:
Livy's history of Rome
Other Title:
History of Rome