LEADER 02715ctmaa2200421 i 4500001 99115189973506421 005 20201015120343.0 008 190807q14251475it 000 p lat d 035 (NjP)11518997-princetondb 035 (OCoLC)on1112076999 035 |z(NjP)Voyager11518997 040 NjP |beng |erda |cNjP 043 e-it---n-us-nj 050 4 PA6801 |b.A5 050 4 Z114 |b.V57 100 0 Virgil, |eauthor. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79014062 240 10 Aeneis. |kSelections. |lLatin |s(Princeton University. Library. Manuscript. Princeton MS. 123) 245 10 Aeneid / |cVirgil. 264 1 [Italy] : |b[producer not identified], |c[between 1425 and 1475] 300 1 roll (8 membranes) : |bparchment ; |c2602 x 58 mm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 500 Script: Humanistica antiqua. 500 Decoration: Book II begins with the rubric “Publii maronis liber 2 incipit,” followed by space for an unexecuted 3-line initial C beginning book II; the missing initial was supplied later as a crude 2-line initial in black ink. The rest of the first word (“Conticuere”) is written in pale red ink by the original scribe. Each line begins with a pale red 1-line initial. 563 Housed in a modern red morocco box. 524 Princeton MS. 123, Manuscripts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library. 561 Princeton MS. 123 was written in Italy in the mid-15th century. The manuscript's early and intermediate provenance is unknown. It was in the collection of the American book collector Arthur Houghton, Jr. (1906-1990), whose plate “AHA” is inside the box. The Princeton University Library purchased the manuscript in 1979 at the Christie's, London, sale of Houghton's miniature books. 510 4 Medieval & Renaissance manuscripts in the Princeton University Library, |cvolume 2, pages 354-355. 600 00 Aeneas (Legendary character) |vPoetry. 650 0 Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) |zItaly. 650 0 Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) |zNew Jersey |zPrinceton. 650 0 Illumination of books and manuscripts. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064332 655 7 Epic poetry. |2lcgft |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026310 655 7 Poetry. |2lcgft |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026481 700 1 Houghton, Arthur Amory, |d1906-1990, |eformer owner. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81079968 710 2 Princeton University. |bLibrary. |kManuscript. |nPrinceton MS. 123. 902 yw |bo |6t |7m |dv |f1 |e20190807 950 |c2023-08-09 15:40:57 US/Eastern |b2021-07-13 08:09:49 US/Easternfalse