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| Country of Location: |
Country of Location
Switzerland
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| Location: |
Location Genève |
| Library / Collection: |
Library / Collection
Bibliothèque de Genève
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| Shelfmark: | Shelfmark Ms. fr. 5 |
| Manuscript Title: | Manuscript Title François Ximenes, Livre des anges (El Llibre dels àngels) |
| Caption: | Caption Parchment · 182 ff. · 27.8 x 20.5 cm · around 1460 |
| Language: |
Language
French |
| Manuscript Summary: | Manuscript Summary In this work, written at the end of the 14th century in Valencia, the author describes the universe of angels, inspired by Dionysius the Areopagite’s De triplici gerarchia. The text, which was in wide use during the second half of the 15th century, was translated into French and published as a first printed edition in Geneva in the year 1478. The Ms. fr. 5 was illuminated by the Master of the Geneva Boccaccio and contains the coat of arms of Jeanne de Laval, second wife of King René of Anjou. |
| Standard description: | Standard description Notice de Paule Hochuli Dubuis, Bibliothèque de Genève, pour e-codices 2014Show standard description |
| Additional description: | Additional description Katalog der datierten Handschriften in der Schweiz in lateinischer Schrift vom Anfang des Mittelalters bis 1550, Dietikon-Zürich, Bd. II, 1983, S. 153, Nr. 423Show additional description |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | DOI (Digital Object Identifier 10.5076/e-codices-bge-fr0005 (http://dx.doi.org/10.5076/e-codices-bge-fr0005) |
| Permanent link: | Permanent link http://e-codices.ch/en/list/one/bge/fr0005 |
| IIIF Manifest URL: |
IIIF Manifest URL
http://e-codices.ch/metadata/iiif/bge-fr0005/manifest.json
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| How to quote: | How to quote Genève, Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. fr. 5: François Ximenes, Livre des anges (El Llibre dels àngels) (http://e-codices.ch/en/list/one/bge/fr0005). |
| Online Since: | Online Since 12/18/2014 |
| Rights: | Rights Images:
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| Document Type: |
Document Type
Manuscript |
| Century: |
Century
15th century |
| Decoration: |
Decoration
Other, Figurative, Fully Painted, Gold / Silver, Initial, Margin, Ornamental, Text Block |
| Binding: |
Binding
16th century, 17th century |
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