De situ Iapygiae

Creator:

Ferrari, Antonio de, 1444-1517, creator

Published/Created:

Italy
1534

Physical Description:

ff. i + 36 + i : paper ; 330 x 225 mm.

Related Links:

https://pre1600ms.beinecke.library.yale.edu/docs/pre1600.ms686.htm

Notes:

In the margins of art. 1 the proper names (sources, historical persons, places) mentioned in the text are repeated. A few marginal notes. Water stains. Some pages badly damaged by the acid ink. Three scribes, all writing Humanistica Cursiva: hand A copied ff. 1r-20v, 24v-26v, 31r-36r line 10, 36v last three lines (Libraria); hand B copied ff. 21r-24r, 27r-30v (Currens); hand C copied f. 36r line 10-36v, except the last three lines (Currens under Gothic influence).
Collation impossible due to tight binding.
No decoration.
Binding: The damaged covers of the original binding are mounted on the new binding in brown leather. Blind-tooled, featuring two square frames bordered by fillets and rolls.
Cite as: Antonio de Ferrariis, De situ Iapygiae. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Abstract:

Manuscript on paper of Antonio de Ferrariis (called himself Galateo after his birthplace, d. 1517), De situ Iapygiae. His work is a geographical, historical, epigraphical and literary description of Iapygia, i.e. the Southeastern part of Italy (now Apulia).

Topics:

Latin literature, Medieval and modern
Manuscripts, Medieval -- Connecticut -- New Haven

Topics:

Italy -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800
Puglia (Italy)

Topics:

Ferrari, Antonio de, 1444-1517

Language:

Latin

Genre:

Manuscripts, Medieval

Format:

Mixed Material

Content Type:

Archives or Manuscripts

Rights:

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Access Restrictions:

Public

Related Exhibit or Resource:

Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library.

Call Number:

Beinecke MS 686

Orbis Record:

9634334

Orbis Barcode:

39002091599309

Yale Collection:

Beinecke Library

Digital Collection:

General Collection, BRBL, Yale University

oid pointer:

1467421

Citation:

Antonio de Ferrariis, De situ Iapygiae. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Extent of digitization:

Complete work digitized.

OID:

9998954

PID:

digcoll:3698817