Item Info

Script: Humanistic cursive
Language: Latin
Folio Number: ff. 13v-14r
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Opening, beginning Book II
Notes: This opening begins the second book in a collection of letters written by the ancient Roman orator and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 B.C.), known today simply as Cicero. Although Cicero was known throughout the Middle Ages, his writings became especially popular in the Renaissance with the Italian humanists who sought to revive Classical learning and literature.

The ideals of the humanists were also reflected in the design of their manuscripts. The relatively clear script that resembles modern handwriting (as compared to examples of Gothic bookhand) was favored by Renaissance patrons because they believed this style represented Classical forms. In truth, scribes were copying from manuscripts produced in the ninth and tenth centuries during the earlier Classical revival of the Carolingian period.
Sirsi Catalog Key: 1547291
Country: Country:Italy
City/Town/Township:Ferrara

Creation Year (Range End): 1475
Image Dimensions Width: 257 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E 66
Creator Name: Cicero - Author
Gregorium de Martinellis de Buccassolo - Scribe