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| Country of Location: |
Country of Location
Switzerland
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| Location: |
Location Cologny |
| Library / Collection: |
Library / Collection
Fondation Martin Bodmer
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| Shelfmark: | Shelfmark Cod. Bodmer 186 |
| Manuscript Title: | Manuscript Title Festus Pompeius, De verborum significatu |
| Caption: | Caption Parchment · I + 117 ff. · 20.5 x 13 cm · Italy · 15th century |
| Language: |
Language
Latin, Ancient Greek, Italian |
| Manuscript Summary: | Manuscript Summary The text De verborum significatu by the Latin grammarian Pompeius Festus is an extremely valuable dictionary of Latin language and mythology for those seeking to understand the world of the Romans. This manuscript is of Italian origin and retains its contemporary binding with a wooden cover. It was written during the 15th century on parchment and contains lovely gilded initials on a blue and red background. Quotations have been added in the margins to explain certain words in the text. The last leaves in the volume contain excerpts from Greek and Latin authors. |
| Standard description: | Standard description Pellegrin Elisabeth, Manuscrits latins de la Bodmeriana, Cologny-Genève 1982, pp. 446-450.Show standard description |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | DOI (Digital Object Identifier 10.5076/e-codices-cb-0186 (http://dx.doi.org/10.5076/e-codices-cb-0186) |
| Permanent link: | Permanent link http://e-codices.unifr.ch./en/list/one/fmb/cb-0186 |
| IIIF Manifest URL: |
IIIF Manifest URL
http://e-codices.unifr.ch./metadata/iiif/fmb-cb-0186/manifest.json
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| How to quote: | How to quote Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 186: Festus Pompeius, De verborum significatu (http://e-codices.unifr.ch./en/list/one/fmb/cb-0186). |
| Online Since: | Online Since 06/02/2010 |
| Rights: | Rights Images:
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| Document Type: |
Document Type
Manuscript |
| Century: |
Century
15th century |
| Decoration: |
Decoration
Fully Painted, Gold / Silver, Initial, Ornamental |
| Binding: |
Binding
15th century |
| With in situ fragment: |
With in situ fragment
Pastedown |
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