Part of a 10 volume set
See Biblissima, scribe: Angelus Johannis Andree Simonis. Signed and dated in colophon on f.58r
A total of thirty-three manuscripts were digitized this week, the bulk of them coming in on Friday. Surprisingly the largest contributor, adding sixteen, was Barb.lat. This has been an active Fond for the last few months, but rarely the highest contributor. As might be expected, the second contributor was Ott.lat, adding eight. The final manuscript came from Vat.gr.
To the right is f.22r from Ott.lat.2913. This is a 15th Century manuscript containing the four Gospels, rendered in Italian by an unknown translator. This is rendered in an excellent example of Italian Mercantesca script, the cursive used by merchants for internal records and communication.
At the bottom is the first line of text from f.37r of Vat.gr.2196. This manuscript contains various works of Plato, and this page is about one-third of the way into the Republic. This manuscript was owned in Florence in the late 14th C, and then became part of the collection of Giovanni Salviati, cardinal nephew of Leo X
Part of a 10 volume set
See Biblissima, scribe: Angelus Johannis Andree Simonis. Signed and dated in colophon on f.58r