COLLECTION NAME:
RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION
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RIT~1~1
RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION
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Filename:
cc20190605_39
filename
cc20190605_39
Filename
false
Identifier:
cc20190605_39
identifier
cc20190605_39
Identifier
false
Title:
Ab urbe condita: fragment
title
Ab urbe condita: fragment
Title
false
Creator:
Livy
creator
Livy
Creator
false
Subject:
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
subject
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Subject
false
Subject:
Manuscripts, Medieval
subject
Manuscripts, Medieval
Subject
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Summary:
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.
description
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
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Summary:
In Humanistic script.
description
In Humanistic script.
Summary
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Summary:
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.
description
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.
Summary
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Digital Publisher:
Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
digital_publisher
Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
Digital Publisher
false
Contributor:
Ege, Otto F.
contributor
Ege, Otto F.
Contributor
false
Date of Original:
1450 approximate
date
1450 approximate
Date of Original
false
Date of Digitization:
2019
date_of_digitization
2019
Date of Digitization
false
Broad Type:
still image
broad_type
still image
Broad Type
false
Specific Type:
manuscript (documents)
type
manuscript (documents)
Specific Type
false
Digital File Format:
jpeg
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jpeg
Digital File Format
false
Physical Format:
books
physical_format
books
Physical Format
false
Dimensions of Original:
22.5 x 16 cm
dimensions_of_original
22.5 x 16 cm
Dimensions of Original
false
Language:
Latin
language
Latin
Language
false
Original Item Location:
PORTFOLIO BOX 2-39
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PORTFOLIO BOX 2-39
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Digital Project:
2019_027_manuscripts
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2019_027_manuscripts
Digital Project
false
Catalog Record:
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https://albert.rit.edu/record=b1426501
Catalog Record
false
Place:
Italy
coverage
Italy
Place
false
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.
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.
Rights
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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
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
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Other Title:
Ab urbe condita. Fragments. 1430-1470?
other_title
Ab urbe condita. Fragments. 1430-1470?
Other Title
false
Other Title:
Livy's history of Rome
other_title
Livy's history of Rome
Other Title
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Other Title:
History of Rome
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History of Rome
Other Title
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