Latini, Brunetto (1220-1295)
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Genève, Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. fr. 160
Parchment · (I-III) + 200 + (IV-VI) ff. · 39 x 29 cm · Rouen · ca. 1450-1480
Brunetto Latini, the 'Trésor'
The Florentine writer and notary Brunetto Latini went into exile in 1260, after the Guelphs lost the Battle of Montaperti. Until 1266 he took up residence in France, where he wrote the Trésor, an encyclopedia written in French that was widely used until the end of the 15th century. The illuminator of the Bibliothèque de Genève's copy of the manuscript is known as the "Master of the Geneva Latini" or as the "Maître de l'échevinage de Rouen.” Originally decorated with four frontispieces, the manuscript today has only two, one of which is a famous representation of a medieval urban market.
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