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Country of Location:
Country of Location
Switzerland
Location:
Location
Genève
Library / Collection:
Library / Collection
Bibliothèque de Genève
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. (hoc)
Standard description:
Standard description
Notice de Paule Hochuli Dubuis, Bibliothèque de Genève, pour e-codices, 2014.
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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.
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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://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/bge/fr0076
IIIF Manifest URL:
IIIF Manifest URL
IIIF Drag-n-drop http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/metadata/iiif/bge-fr0076/manifest.json
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How to quote
Genève, Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. fr. 76: Quintus Curtius Rufus, Faits et gestes d’Alexandre (http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/bge/fr0076).
Online Since:
Online Since
09/23/2014
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Rights
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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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