De civilibus romanorum bellis, etc., 1455
Abstract
Table of contents: Senatus populusque romanus mutuis saepe contentionibus de legum latione uel si quando debitorum abrogationes partiones [sic] fierent; Illirios greci eos existimant qui supra macedoniam et traciam a chaonis et tesprostis ad fluuium Istrum sedes habent.
Dates
- Creation: 1455
Extent
1 volumes
Language of Materials
Latin
Custodial History
Written in Italy around 1455. Early provenance unknown. Probably in the library of Richard Heber, and purchased, after his death, by Sir Thomas Phillipps (Phillipps number in ink on inside front cover, f. 1r, also on spine) in the Payne and Foss sale of February 1836. Briquet watermark no. written lead on inside front cover; also in lead: "a46. 391". On front flyleaf in lead: "350£a", and on inside back cover: "s12/45" and "noo/io". Acquired from Maggs (catalogue 799, no. 33 glued to inside front cover) in December, 1948, by Howard L. Goodhart (bookplate).
Authors
- Appianus, of Alexandria, author
- Decembrio, Pier Candido, 1399-1477, translator
Other related names
- Heber, Richard, former owner
- Phillipps, Sir Thomas, former owner
- Payne and Foss, booksellers
- Maggs Bros. Ltd., bookseller
- Goodhart, Howard Lehman, former owner
- Goodhart, Howard Lehman, donor
- Gordan, Phyllis Goodhart, owner
- Gordan, John Dozier Jr., owner
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Left by Howard Lehman Goodhart to Phyllis Goodhart Gordan and John Dozier Gordan, Jr.
Physical Description
First and last pages are very badly worn, parts of text are completely illegible, all of it is difficult to read, there is some patching on the first leaf and thus a few holes on the verso of the first leaf, but it is for the most part legible. The rest of the text has minimal water damage in the inner margin and some worm damage, but no loss of text.
Paper support (watermarks: Briquet Monts 11736).
Italian, 18th-century Vellum. On dark brown leather label on spine in gold: "APPIANUS./ DE BELLIS/ CIVILIBUS/ TRANS. P.CANDIDUS/ MS.XVTH CEN." Written in ink in cursive above this label: "Appianus Alexand***". Three small paper labels fastened to lower spine; the first, taped to spine: "Ms. # 78", the second printed on a small square label: "8080", on a small round label in ink: "121".
ff. i + 106 + iii, 316 x 235 (215 x 120) mm
Written in 52 lines ruled in ink with single vertical bounding lines in hardpoint (Derolez 13.11), occasional remains of prickings in top and bottom margins.
Fere-humanistic script, written by a single scribe, perhaps Decembrio himself
Plain red, cut-out initials from 10- to 8-lines begin each book. The initial on f. 60v has been written upside-down. Guide letters for rubricator. Finding aids in outer margin are frequent through f. 30r, but only appear occasionally in the rest of the text.
Modern foliation
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