Life of Lucullus
- Creator:
- Giustiniani, Leonardo, ca. 1388-1446
Plutarch - Published/Created:
- Northern Italy,
[between 1475 and 1500] - Physical Description:
- ff. i + 52 + i : paper ; 210 x 150 mm.
- Notes:
- Script: Copied by one scribe in a broad Humanistica Textualis Formata of "typographic" character and marked by unusual features such as the occasional use of round s in medial position and long i in final position, and inconsistencies in the use of ae/ẹ, the form of final s and m, etc. Majuscules at the beginning of lines protrude into the margin. Line fillers in the shape of expunged i.
Headings in pale red. Art. 1 opens with a 6-line initial in red with the pen drawing for unexecuted white vinestem decoration. The 6-line initial at the head of art. 2 is purplish red on a blue background delicately heightened with silver arabesques, extended in the margin with red and green acanthus leaves. At the bottom of the same f. 387r there was a coat of arms flanked by two fleur-de-lys and four balls in purplish red and blue and red ribbons; the coat of arms has been cut out and the page has been repaired with a piece of paper; on it a modern coat of arms accompanied by the initials W and S (Walter Sneyd) is drawn in pencil.
Binding: Nineteenth century. Quarter brown leather (with corners) and reddish brown marbled paper over cardboard. Gold-tooled flat spine with inscription: “PLUTARCHI VITA LUCULLI LATINE M.S.”. - Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper of 1) Prologue by the translator, addressed to Henry of Lusignan, Prince of Galilee (d. 1427). 2) Plutarchus (c. 46-120), Vita Luculli, Latin translation by Leonardus Iustinianus (Leonardo Giustiniani, 1388-1446). 3) Plutarchus, Comparatio vitarum Cimonis atque Luculli, Latin translation by Leonardus Iustinianus.
- Topics:
- Biography--To 500
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Literature, Medieval--Translations
Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library - Topics:
- Lucullus,--ca. 117 B.C.-ca. 56 B.C
Plutarch - Language:
- Latin
- Genre:
- Decorated initials
Manuscripts - Format:
- Text
- Content Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Rights:
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Access Restrictions:
- Public
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 809
- Orbis Record:
- 9870495
- Yale Collection:
- Beinecke Library
- Digital Collection:
- General Collection, BRBL, Yale University
- oid pointer:
- 10965855
- Citation:
- Plutarch, Life of Lucullus. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
- Extent of digitization:
- Complete work digitized.
- OID:
- 10958728
- PID:
- digcoll:3922089
