Barrois, Joseph (1780-1855)
This manuscript, which was written during the 15th century in Florence, retains its original binding. The humanistic script is the work of a single scribe, with large golden initials and "bianchi girari" (white vine) decorations at the beginning of each book. There are some marginal glosses written in violet ink as well as other, newer additions which were probably made during the 16th century. After Herodotus and Thucydides, Polybius is the third-greatest Greek historian. He concentrated on accounts of the Roman conquest, as characterized in the many conflicts that took place in a variety of different locations.
Online Since: 06/02/2010
- Barrois, Joseph (Former possessor) Found in: Standard description
- Abbey, John R. (Former possessor) | Barrois, Joseph (Former possessor) | Beatty, Alfred Chester (Former possessor) | Bodmer, Martin (Former possessor) | Cockerell, Sydney Carlyle (Former possessor) | Henry Yates Thompson (Former possessor) | Millar, Eric George (Former possessor) | Perottus, Nicolaus (Translator) | Polybius (Author) Found in: Standard description
This incomplete liturgical psalter was made between 1335 and 1350 in Naples. The unusual decorations are the work of the artist Christoforo Orimina. Because the manuscript contains three different coats of arms, the original owner (a member of the Angevin court in Naples) can not be definitively named. After changing hands many times during the 19th and 20th centuries, the manuscript was acquired in 1968 by the owner of the collection "Comites Latentes" ("Hidden Friends") held by the Bibliothèque de Genève.
Online Since: 12/09/2008
- Barrois, Joseph (Former possessor) Found in: Standard description
- Barrois, Joseph (Former possessor) | Beatty, Alfred Chester (Former possessor) | Bernard Quaritch Ltd. (London) (Seller) | Orimina, Christophorus (Illuminator) | Roberto, d'Oderisio (Illuminator) | Talleyrand, de Périgord (Patron) | Vitta, Joseph (Former possessor) Found in: Standard description