De iudaeorum vetustate siue contra apionem, 1425 - 1475
Abstract
Iosephus, De Vetustate Iudeorum.
Dates
- Creation: 1425 - 1475
Extent
1 volumes
Language of Materials
Latin
Custodial History
Written in Italy around 1450. Early provenance unknown. In the collection of Sir T. Phillipps (n. 9401 on inside cover). Unidentified British catalogue entry, no. 13 accompanies the text. Obtained from E. P. Goldschmidt in 1938 by Howard L. Goodhart (bookplate).
Authors
- Josephus, Flavius
Other related names
- Phillipps, Sir Thomas, former owner
- Goldschmidt, E.P., former owner
- Goodhart, Howard Lehman, former owner
- Goodhart, Howard Lehman, donor
- Gordan, Phyllis Goodhart, owner
- Gordan, John Dozier Jr., owner
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by Howard Lehman Goodhart to Phyllis Goodhart Gordan and John Dozier Gordan, Jr.
Physical Description
Parchment support (yellow on hairside), ff. ii (modern paper bifolium, i=front pastedown) + 69 + i (contemporary parchment) + iv (modern paper, iv=back pastedown)
Italy, 19th century calf binding with fine blind tooling. Title in gold on spine: "JOSEPHUS/ DE/ VETUSTATE/ JUDEORUM" and "M.S./ SUPER/ MEMB/ SAEC. XV."
Humanistic cursive script, written by a single scribe
235 x 153 (176 x 72) mm
Written in 25 lines, ruled with double vertical bounding lines full length in pale black ink (Derolez 13.31). No prickings visible.
On f. 1r a partial border in upper, lower, and inner margins, white vine-stem ornament on blue, green, and red, and gold ground with gold balls. In lower border an oval medallion has been left blank for the insertion of a coat of arms. On f. 1r, a 7-line gold initial with intertwining white vine-stems; title in blue. On f. 35r a 4-line gold initial on a blue and purple ground infilled with white penwork designs. Running heads in red. Finding aids in margins sometimes written in red.
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