Vernacular Culture and Greek Texts in Renaissance Florence: a Database of Florentine Vernacularizations of Greek texts (c. 1460-1500)

Firenze, Biblioteca Riccardiana, 1611

Item

Manuscript copy id

MC00000130 See all items with this value

Translator

Bartolomeo Della Fonte (Fonzio) See all items with this value

Work

Epistole di Phalari See all items with this value

Shelfmark

Firenze, Biblioteca Riccardiana, 1611 See all items with this value

Date

[15th century] See all items with this value

Place

[Florence] See all items with this value

Seen

Yes

Material

Paper See all items with this value

Dimensions and Structure

II (modern flyleaves) + 57 + II’ (modern flyleaves); fol. 57 is ruled but blank. See all items with this value

Foliation

Mechanic foilation in the lower right margin of the recto of the folios.

Collation

I-V(10), VI(10-8)

Ruling

With "tabula ad rigandum"

Type of script

mercantesca See all items with this value

Decoration

Simple initials in red and blue ink. Space for titles and rubrics reserved.

Binding

Cardboards covered with parchment.

History of the manuscript

Original provenance unknown.

Internal description

fol. 1r: letter of dedication by Bartolomeo Fonzio to Francesco Baroncini, inc.: «Benchio fussi franciescho mio della faccienda et familiari et domesticha…», expl. «grandissimi meriti piu cumulatamente sodisfaremo».

fols. 1r-4v: vernacular translation of the letter of dedication by Francesco Griffolini to Malatesta Novello, inc.: «Io vorrei Malatesta Novello principe inlustre che mi fussi conciessa…», expl.: «ma eglie oggimai oggimai tenpoi chenoi ascoltiano phallari».

fols. 4v-56v: vernacular translation of the Epistles of Phalaris by Bartolomeo Fonzio, inc.: «Policleto messinese elquale tu accusi…»; expl.: «conseguitare maggiore laulde che acchi e suoi poemati arà mandato».

 

Notes

This entry is a work in progress. Further data will be soon integrated to complete it.