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Creator
Title
History.
Created
Spain, [ca. 1500]
Physical Description
ff. i + 113 + i : paper ; 300 x 205 (235 x 110) mm.
Language
Spanish
Notes
Watermarks somewhat similar to Briquet Main 10793.
Script: Written by three scribes, in gothic cursive (cortesana) script. Scribe 1 (ff. 1v-3v) uses a large, sprawling hand; Scribe 2 (ff. 5r-86v) a compact, regular one; Scribe 3 (ff. 87r-112r) a large and sprawling one.
Binding: Nineteenth century. Worn red velvet with 2 brass clasp-and-catch fastenings.
In Spanish.
Record created by Beinecke staff from catalog description by Barbara Shailor.
Provenance
Bought from Park Bernet's by Thomas E. Marston; his gift to Yale in 1951.
Access and use
Material is open for research.
Summary
Manuscript on paper (sturdy) of a translation by Diego Guillen de Avila (active 1487-1516), from Politian's Latin translation of Herodian, History of the Empire from the Death of Marcus (in eight books covering the years 180 to 238, in Greek).
Publications
Faye and Bond, p. 37, no. 182.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
June 13, 2011
References
Shailor, B. Catalogue of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, MS 182.
Herodian, History. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Herodian, History. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Manuscripts, Renaissance - Spain - 16th century.
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