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I Fatti di Cesare, in Italian, MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM
[?northern Italy, 2nd half 14th century]
292 x 214mm. i + 48 + i leaves: 1-68 with a pair of vellum flyleaves, COMPLETE, catchwords, 17th-18th century pagination 1-99 (followed here), double column of 42 lines written in a small gothic bookhand in black ink between 43 horizontals and 4 verticals ruled in drypoint, justification: 245 x 162mm, decorated initials supplied only on pp.1, 17, 42 and 44 (spotted, small loss to lower corner of p.17). Disbound, 4 pairs of thongs and stitching intact). Modern orange morocco box.
CONTENTS:
I Fatti di Cesare opening 'Nostro dignore dio stabilio el mondo et sottomiselo a la subiectione d'adamo nostro primo padre...'.
The Fatti di Cesare is one of the earliest historical narratives of Italian literature; it covers events from the Creation to the origins of Rome before moving on to the more colourful episodes in the life of Julius Caesar. It concludes with the five triumphs accorded to Caesar by the Romans, and his presentation of feasts to the people and of money and lands to his legions.
The text is based on an anonymous 13th-century French compilation Les Faits des Romains, which in turn drew upon Lucan's Pharsalia, the Commentaries of Caesar, Sallust and Suetonius. There were two distinct Italian translations of the French text, one of which is preserved in part in a manuscript of 1313 (Florence, Riccardiano 2418). The present manuscript is one of the abbreviated vernacular versions that is very closely derived from this. For the edition of this text see: L. Banchi, 'I fatti di Cesare. Testo di lingua inedito del secolo XIV', Collezione di opere inedite e rare dei primi tre secoli di lingua (Bologna, 1863). For other traditions see: C. Segre, Volgarizzamente del Due e Trecento (Turin, 1953). This manuscript and Magliabecchiano II, 74 (Florence, Bib. Naz.) were the basis for the edition produced by the Accademia della Crusca.
[?northern Italy, 2nd half 14th century]
292 x 214mm. i + 48 + i leaves: 1-68 with a pair of vellum flyleaves, COMPLETE, catchwords, 17th-18th century pagination 1-99 (followed here), double column of 42 lines written in a small gothic bookhand in black ink between 43 horizontals and 4 verticals ruled in drypoint, justification: 245 x 162mm, decorated initials supplied only on pp.1, 17, 42 and 44 (spotted, small loss to lower corner of p.17). Disbound, 4 pairs of thongs and stitching intact). Modern orange morocco box.
CONTENTS:
I Fatti di Cesare opening 'Nostro dignore dio stabilio el mondo et sottomiselo a la subiectione d'adamo nostro primo padre...'.
The Fatti di Cesare is one of the earliest historical narratives of Italian literature; it covers events from the Creation to the origins of Rome before moving on to the more colourful episodes in the life of Julius Caesar. It concludes with the five triumphs accorded to Caesar by the Romans, and his presentation of feasts to the people and of money and lands to his legions.
The text is based on an anonymous 13th-century French compilation Les Faits des Romains, which in turn drew upon Lucan's Pharsalia, the Commentaries of Caesar, Sallust and Suetonius. There were two distinct Italian translations of the French text, one of which is preserved in part in a manuscript of 1313 (Florence, Riccardiano 2418). The present manuscript is one of the abbreviated vernacular versions that is very closely derived from this. For the edition of this text see: L. Banchi, 'I fatti di Cesare. Testo di lingua inedito del secolo XIV', Collezione di opere inedite e rare dei primi tre secoli di lingua (Bologna, 1863). For other traditions see: C. Segre, Volgarizzamente del Due e Trecento (Turin, 1953). This manuscript and Magliabecchiano II, 74 (Florence, Bib. Naz.) were the basis for the edition produced by the Accademia della Crusca.