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| Country of Location: |
Country of Location
Switzerland
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| Location: |
Location Genève |
| Library / Collection: |
Library / Collection
Bibliothèque de Genève
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| Shelfmark: | Shelfmark Ms. fr. 76 |
| Manuscript Title: | Manuscript Title Quintus Curtius Rufus, Faits et gestes d’Alexandre |
| Caption: | Caption Parchment · I-II + 263 ff. · 39 x 28 cm · Bruges · ca. 1475-1500 |
| Language: |
Language
French |
| Manuscript Summary: | Manuscript Summary Vasco de Lucena translated Quintus Curtius’ history of Alexander into French at the request of Isabella of Portugal, the wife of Philip III, Duke of Burgundy. The translator drew on texts by Plutarch and Justin in order to complete the Roman writer’s text which contains gaps. The translation, completed in 1468, presents Alexander as conqueror, devoid of all legends transmitted through courtly literature; it is dedicated to Charles the Bold, the son of Isabella. This copy from the Bibliothèque de Genève was illustrated by a Flemish artist, Maître d’Edouard IV, who was active in Bruges around the end of the 15th century, as well as by a second hand not yet definitively identified. |
| Standard description: | Standard description Notice de Paule Hochuli Dubuis, Bibliothèque de Genève, pour e-codices, 2014.Show standard description |
| Additional description: | Additional description Katalog der datierten Handschriften in der Schweiz in lateinischer Schrift vom Anfang des Mittelalters bis 1550, Bd. II: Die Handschriften der Bibliotheken Bern-Porrentruy, bearbeitet von Beat Matthias von Scarpatetti, Dietikon-Zürich 1983, S. 155.Show additional description |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | DOI (Digital Object Identifier 10.5076/e-codices-bge-fr0076 (http://dx.doi.org/10.5076/e-codices-bge-fr0076) |
| Permanent link: | Permanent link http://e-codices.unifr.ch./en/list/one/bge/fr0076 |
| IIIF Manifest URL: |
IIIF Manifest URL
http://e-codices.unifr.ch./metadata/iiif/bge-fr0076/manifest.json
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| How to quote: | How to quote Genève, Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. fr. 76: Quintus Curtius Rufus, Faits et gestes d’Alexandre (http://e-codices.unifr.ch./en/list/one/bge/fr0076). |
| Online Since: | Online Since 09/23/2014 |
| Rights: | Rights Images:
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| Document Type: |
Document Type
Manuscript |
| Century: |
Century
15th century, 16th century |
| Decoration: |
Decoration
Figurative, Full Page, Fully Painted, Gold / Silver, Initial, Margin, Ornamental, Text Block |
| Binding: |
Binding
15th century |
| Restored: |
Restored
Yes |
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