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.
Language:
Latin
Provenance:
Owned by Francis Colman, 1703 (owner signature inside upper cover).; Sold by H. W. Edwards (London), 1966.; Colman, Francis, -1733, former owner.
codices (bound manuscripts); plays (performing arts compositions); tragedies; annotations; Manuscripts, Latin; Manuscripts, Renaissance; drama (literary genre); manuscripts (documents)
Physical Description:
136 leaves : paper; 189 x 130 (150 x 67) mm bound to 195 x 133 mm
Rights:
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Notes:
Ms. codex.; Title from spine of codex; author determined by comparison with another text of the same work under the title Flavia tragedia (Ms. Codex 1045).; Collation: Paper, 136; 1-2² 3-15⁸ 16⁸(-7) 17⁸ 18¹²(-1); modern pencil foliation 1-136 upper right recto.; Layout: Written in 22 long lines.; 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.; Binding: Contemporary vellum, pastedown on lower cover.; Origin: Written in Italy in the late 16th century.; Latin.
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 924
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