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Country of Location:
Country of Location
Switzerland
Location:
Location
Genève
Library / Collection:
Library / Collection
Bibliothèque de Genève
Shelfmark:
Shelfmark
Ms. lat. 91
Manuscript Title:
Manuscript Title
Policraticus (The government of the state) by John of Salisbury
Caption:
Caption
Parchment · 327 ff. · 20.5 x 14.2 cm · France · end of the 15th century (cf. A. Dufour) or around 1460 (cf. B. Gagnebin)
Language:
Language
French, Latin
Manuscript Summary:
Manuscript Summary
With a beautiful binding à la "Du Seuil", this 15th century manuscript contains the Policraticus (The government of the state), a work of reflections on the vanities of courtiers, written by John of Salisbury (1115/1120-1180). It was copied in a careful hand, and the text was decorated with a large miniature showing an author reading his text before the king of France. (jeg)
Standard description:
Standard description
Notice de Isabelle Jeger, Bibliothèque de Genève, pour e-codices 2014
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DOI (Digital Object Identifier):
DOI (Digital Object Identifier
10.5076/e-codices-bge-lat0091 (http://dx.doi.org/10.5076/e-codices-bge-lat0091)
Permanent link:
Permanent link
https://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/bge/lat0091
IIIF Manifest URL:
IIIF Manifest URL
IIIF Drag-n-drop https://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/metadata/iiif/bge-lat0091/manifest.json
How to quote:
How to quote
Genève, Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. lat. 91: Policraticus (The government of the state) by John of Salisbury (https://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/bge/lat0091).
Online Since:
Online Since
12/18/2014
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Rights
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Document Type:
Document Type
Manuscript
Century:
Century
15th century
Decoration:
Decoration
Other, Figurative, Fully Painted, Gold / Silver, Initial, Margin, Ornamental, Text Block
Binding:
Binding
17th century
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