Achilleid (DS16812) (Q70129)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Chicago (2795683, Codex Ms. 704, http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2795683)
- Achilleis
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Achilleid (DS16812) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Chicago (2795683, Codex Ms. 704, http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2795683) |
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Achilleis
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Statius, P. Papinius
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Achilles (Mythological character)--Early works to 1800
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Manuscrits latins médiévaux et modernes--Italie
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--Illinois--Chicago
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)
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ca. 1410
15. century
1410Gregorian
1410Gregorian
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Extent: 1 volume (23 leaves) : parchment ; 207 x 155 (144 x 92) mm
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Secundo folio: Ionium egeumque.
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Collation: Parchment, ii + 23 + iii; 1-28 37; catchwords in bottom of lower margin.
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Script: Written in a competent Italian Gothic bookhand with seminal humanistic characteristics. The final s is either long or, if of the round form, extended considerably below the line. The bowl of g is open, uncial d has a long ascender, z-shaped r is frequent, i is dotted (when necessary) with a thin stroke, and N often has a semi-Roman form. The spelling michi and nichil are preferred, and...
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Layout: Written in 26 long lines; ruled in dry point on the hair side.
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Decoration: On fol. 1 is a 5-line initial Lombardic M, counter-charged red and blue, with red and blue line-work. At the beginning of each of the other four books, as well as at the beginning of the verse "argument" at the head of fol. 1, are 3-line red or blue Lombardic caps, with blue or red line-work in the Italian style. Other verse "arguments," and "chapters" of books, begin with 1- or...
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Binding: 20th-century limp vellum with alum tawed tie; bound by Sky Meadow Bindery, Inc., January 1994. This work has been rebound and binding fragments retained. See the Special Collections circulation desk for additional information. Earlier binding: 18th- or 19th-century vellum with gold tooled borders and spine title.
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Bookseller's label on earlier binding: "C.E. Rappaport, libreria-antiquaria, Roma." Purchased by the University of Chicago from C.E. Rappaport in 1929.
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14 February 2025
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14 February 2025
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