Titus Flavius et alii opera tragica manuscripta.

Abstract:

Historical tragedy in five acts centered on the consul Titus Flavius Clemens, his sons, the emperor Domitian, St. John the Evangelist, and Apollonius Thyanus, which features a conflict between Christianity and Roman pantheism; includes marginal annotations in a separate hand.

Creator:

Stefonio, Bernardino, 1560-1620.

Date:

1575

Identifier:

9942344003503681; (OCoLC)ocn182842373; (OCoLC)182842373; (PU)4234400-penndb-Voyager

Language:

Latin

Provenance:

Owned by Francis Colman, 1703 (owner signature inside upper cover).; Sold by H. W. Edwards (London), 1966.

Publisher:

[Italy], [between 1575 and 1599]

Subject:

Christianity and other religions -- Roman.; Christianity and other religions.; Persecution -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600 -- Drama.; Jesuit drama, Latin (Medieval and modern); Emperors -- Rome -- Drama.; Persecution.; Persecution -- Early church.; History.; Codices.; Plays (performing arts compositions); Drama.; Annotations.; Manuscripts, Latin.; Manuscripts, Renaissance.; Tragedies.

Form/Genre:

Manuscripts

Physical Description:

136 leaves : paper; 189 x 130 (150 x 67) mm bound to 195 x 133 mm

Personal Name:

Flavian family; Domitian,; Flavian family.; Apollonius,; John,; Ardillonius, scribe.; Colman, Francis, -1733, former owner.

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?

Notes:

Collation: Paper, 136; 1-2² 3-15⁸ 16⁸(-7) 17⁸ 18¹²(-1); modern pencil foliation 1-136 upper right recto.; Origin: Written in Italy in the late 16th century.; Title from spine of codex; author determined by comparison with another text of the same work under the title Flavia tragedia (Ms. Codex 1045).; Ms. codex.; Binding: Contemporary vellum, pastedown on lower cover.; Script: Written in the humanistic cursive hand of Ardillonius (signature f.135r); marginal annotations in a different humanistic cursive hand.; Watermark: Contains elements similar to Croix Grecque 5457 (1580) and 5465 (1573); two examples of other watermarks similar to Aigle 207 (1573-76, f.3-4), Fleur de Lis 6956 (1549, f.1-2) and 7000 (1580, f.1-2).; Decoration: Pen flourishes at the end of each act.; Layout: Written in 22 long lines.; Latin.

Physical Location:

Ms. Codex 924