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Country of Location:
Country of Location
Switzerland
Location:
Location
Cologny
Library / Collection:
Library / Collection
Fondation Martin Bodmer
Owned By:
Owned By
Private Foundation
Shelfmark:
Shelfmark
Cod. Bodmer 174
Manuscript Title:
Manuscript Title
Giovanni Boccaccio, Des cas des nobles hommes et femmes (De casibus virorum illustrium), French translation by Laurent de Premierfait
Caption:
Caption
Parchment · II + 338 + II ff. · 41.2 x 29 cm · France · 15th century
Language:
Language
French
Manuscript Summary:
Manuscript Summary
This ethical work by Boccaccio, originally written between 1353 and 1356 and expanded in 1373, addresses the subject of the unevenness of fate. Manuscript copies of the work were frequently made; it was issued in print and translated into many languages. It enjoyed great popularity in Europe. The French translation by Laurent de Premierfait for Jean de Berry was equally popular, as evidenced by the 68 manuscript copies of this text still in existence. Unlike the Latin version, the French manuscripts display a rich iconographic accompaniment, most likely produced by Laurent de Premierfait himself. This is also the case with CB 174, which was produced during the 15th century in France. Each book opens with a small illustration (150 in all) portraying the “pitfalls” described in the text that follows. (bib)
Standard description:
Standard description
Vielliard Françoise, Manuscrits Français du Moyen Âge, Cologny-Genève, 1975, pp. 141-145.
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DOI (Digital Object Identifier):
DOI (Digital Object Identifier
10.5076/e-codices-cb-0174 (http://dx.doi.org/10.5076/e-codices-cb-0174)
Permanent link:
Permanent link
http://e-codices.ch/en/list/one/fmb/cb-0174
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IIIF Manifest URL
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Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 174: Giovanni Boccaccio, Des cas des nobles hommes et femmes (De casibus virorum illustrium), French translation by Laurent de Premierfait (http://e-codices.ch/en/list/one/fmb/cb-0174).
Online Since:
Online Since
03/22/2012
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Document Type:
Document Type
Manuscript
Century:
Century
15th century
Decoration:
Decoration
Figurative, Full Page, Fully Painted, Gold / Silver, Initial, Margin, Ornamental
Binding:
Binding
18th century
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