Fordham University, MS Item 03

Metadata

DS ID:

DS26238

Shelfmark:

MS Item 03

Title:

Fatti di Cesare

Place:

Italy

Italy TGN

Date:

s. XIV(1); 1300-1350

fourteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Italian

Italian WIKIDATA

Material:

paper

Paper AAT

Physical Description:

Binding: Not bound.
Other decoration, ff. 1-2v: Large, decorated initial L on f. 1v.
Number of scribes, ff. 1-2v: 1.
Script, ff. 1-2v: Cursive; Secretary.
Layout, ff. 1-2v: 23 long lines, unruled, brown ink. (24 lines on f. 1r).
Watermarks, ff. 1-2v: Letter A, similar to Briquet 7924, 7925, 7926, or 7927.

Former Owner(s):

Hermann Suchier (1848-1914); bought by Fordham from B.M. Rosenthal for $135.00 from Catalogue XII.

Hermann Suchier WIKIDATA

Bernard M. Rosenthal WIKIDATA

Note:

Manuscript note: On f. 1v, a seal which reads "Ex Libris Hermann Suchier." Ink is slightly faded; paper is ripped along side.
ff. 1-2v: Latin.
ff. 1r-2v: End of Book 3, Chapter XVI, beginning of Book 4, Chapters I-IV. Originally written in French and titled "Li fet des romains" or the "Faits des Romains"; it contains stories from Caesar, Lucanus, Suetonius, and Sallust.
Incipit, ff. 1r-2v: Poco valea a Pompeo son movere re e duca infino in oriente per difendere vostra franchigia; se voi fate ontosa pace sanza lui.
Explicit, ff. 1r-2v: sopra lo bordo de le due navi e poi passo su iustamente torquentius mamertinus e marcus che guardava il capo de bruto.

Institutional Record:

https://archive.org/details/MSItem03_3

Holding Institution:

Fordham University