Petrarque. Vie de César (De gestis Caesaris)
- Title:
- Petrarque. Vie de César (De gestis Caesaris)
- Library:
- Bibliothèque Nationale
- Language:
- Latin
- City:
- PARIS, France
- Shelf Mark:
- Ms. lat. 5784
- Alternate Names:
- Petrarch: Life of Caesar -- Vie de Cesar --
- Origin:
- Probably Arqua, near Padua, Italy
- Dimensions:
- 49 folios -- 315 x 225 mm.
- Date Description:
- Before 1374
- Author:
- Francesco Petrarca (autograph)
- Content:
- De gestis Caesaris (part of Petrarch’s “De Viris illustribus”) -- Note variations in handwriting and corrections -- catchwords (e.g., fols. 20v, 30v, 40v) --
- Illuminations:
- Yes
- Type of Decoration:
- Floral frise around fol. 1r (added after Petrarch’s death in 1374) -- ornamented initials, with filigree (fol. 1v, 3r, 4r, etc.) -- use of red and blue for the capital letters (see p. --
- Musical Notation:
- No
- Call Number:
- Special Collections Rare Books XLarge Z 115Z .P45 Non-Circulating
- Nature of Facsimile:
- Unbound complete monochrome reproduction of the entire manuscript -- "Reproduction phototypique" -- The first folio is apparently reproduced in full size, but then it appears that the size of each reproduction is somewhat reduced -- Each page is surrounded by a margin (which is wider starting with fol. 1v) --
- Publication Date:
- 1906
- Place of Publication:
- Paris, France
- Publisher:
- Berthaud
- Notes:
- Introduction by Léon Dorez, including a list of Petrach's sources on pp. 18-20 --
- Type of Text:
- autograph, historical, prose