De vita tirannica / (DS1158) (Q6334)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Kansas (2959547, MS C68)
- Hieron.
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | De vita tirannica / (DS1158) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Kansas (2959547, MS C68) |
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Hieron.
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Wandel, Gudrun, 1882-1976
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Wandel, Sigurd, 1875-1947
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Bookplates (Provenance)--Denmark--20th century
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Dictators as authors--Early works to 1800
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Hieron I, Tyrant of Syracuse, -467 B.C. or 466 B.C--Early works to 1800
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Manuscripts, Medieval--Kansas--Lawrence
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[between 1401-1434]
15. century
1401Gregorian
1434Gregorian
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Extent: 16 leaves : paper ; 205 x 143 (160 x 95) mm bound to 211 x 150 mm
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Title devised by cataloger.
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Manuscript codex
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Collation: ii (modern paper, i is pastedown) + 16 (paper) + ii (modern paper, i is pastedown): 1¹⁶.
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Foliation: Modern foliation in pencil in upper right corner (1, 14, 16). Foliation supplied by cataloger.
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Watermarks: Single watermark depicting a two-barred cross (the Cross of Lorraine) rising over triple mounds (Briquet BR 11693).
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Layout: Written in 26-31 long lines. Unruled.
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Script: Written by a single hand in Humanist cursive.
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Decoration: A 3-line initial Ç on folio 1r and a 3-line initial C on folio 2r, both in red with brown penwork.
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Binding: Modern. Bound in half parchment and multi-colored brocade paper.
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Origin: Probably written in Italy in the first third of the fifteenth century.
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Former shelfmark: MS Y132
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Shelfmark: Lawrence, University of Kansas, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, MS C68
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In good condition except for some minor tear and wear on the edges. Minor water damage on fore-edge and lower right corner of leaves. The first and last folios are soiled (folios 1r and 16v). Few contemporary reading signs including brackets and crosses. Opening rubric on folio 1r repeated on upper margin in a contemporary hand, now very faded: "Leonardus Aretinus ad Nicolau[m] suu[m...
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Early history of the manuscript is unknown. From the collection of Sigurd and Gudrun Wandel: their bookplate pasted on the front pastedown. Unidentified monogrammatic stamp in red with letters C and I in lower left corner of front pastedown. Possible bookseller marks in pencil on front pastedown: inscribed "Xenophon De Tyrannide (= Hieron) transl. by Leonardo Bruni (early?) 15th cent." in...
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5 September 2023
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5 September 2023
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