Legenda aurea

Name:

Jacobus, de Voragine, approximately 1229-1298

Timespan:

15th century

Date:

1459

Description:

An anonymous translation of the Golden Legend different from translation used in early printed editions. Description of G. Martini calls it "volgarizzamento del sec. XIV."

Language:

Italian

Provenance:

Formerly held in the library of the Dominican convent of Santa Maria degli Angeli, Ferrara.; Formerly owned by Giuseppe Martini.; Purchased by H. P. Kraus from the Martini collection, circa 1948.; Appears in H. P. Kraus's list 189 (1956), no. 91.; Purchased from H. P. Kraus, 1963.; Martini, Giuseppe, 1870-1944, former owner.

Subject:

Italian literature -- 15th century; Italian literature

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); codices (bound manuscripts); Manuscripts, Renaissance

Physical Description:

154 leaves : paper; 228 x 155 (188 x 115) mm bound to 235 x 170 mm

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title from Zacour-Hirsch Catalogue, no title page.; Foliation: Paper, i (modern paper) + 154 + i (modern paper); [1-154]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto; older foliation partly cut off in binding.; Layout: Written in 2 columns of 49 lines; ruled in ink with vertical bounding lines.; Script: Written in cursive humanist script.; Decoration: Initials in red and blue with penwork decorations.; Binding: Half calf; upper and lower cover detached.; Origin: Written in Italy, April 19, 1459 (f. 154v).; Incipit: Questa e la tavola...(f. 1r); Questo sono i sermoni dell'avento di Christo e poi drie segue le legende di sancti de la corte di Roma...[Text:] Tutto il tempo della vita presente se destingue in quatro...(f. 5r).; Italian.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 434