Illuminated P with a magistrate presenting the manuscript (Aeneid, Bodleian, MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 52, f1r)
Image series :
Notice n°1 sur 13 Notice suivante
Date :
Between 1375 and 1400
Type of image :
Enluminure
Topic :
Storage Location :
MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 52
Description
The identity of the figure presenting the book in this first folio of the manuscript is mysterious. The red robe and ermine cape could point to a magistrate, no doubt from Bologna if it were confirmed that the manuscript was indeed made in Bologna in the workshop of Niccolò da Bologna.
The facing text constitutes a kind of summary of the Eneid. Two more ornate letters below: Eneas (the E is repeated) and Illi ego...
History :
- Folio 1 recto.
Image composition :
Lettre historiée
Technical Data
Notice #025310
Image editing :
Image web