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Book/Printed Material Excerpts from the Decades by Flavius Blondus. Excerpta ex Blondi decadibus

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Title

  • Excerpts from the Decades by Flavius Blondus.

Other Title

  • Excerpta ex Blondi decadibus

Summary

  • Giovanni Marco Cinico from Parma wrote and signed this manuscript for Alfonso II of Aragon, King of Naples, in 1494. The text comprises excerpts from Historiarum ab inclinatione Romanorum imperii decades (Decades of history from the deterioration of the Roman Empire) by Flavius Blondus, the Latinized name of Flavio Biondo (1392--1463). Biondo was an early Renaissance Italian historian and archeologist, who wrote several books on the history of Rome. The excerpts were compiled by Johannes Albinus (also called Giovanni Albino), an enthusiast for the literature of antiquity and a statesman, counselor to Ferdinand of Aragon, and historian who died in Rome circa 1496. The lavishly ornate manuscript is especially remarkable for the illuminations on the title pages displaying, in front of an architectural framework, victorious Rome personified as a woman on the verso page, next to a female personification of the defeated enemies of Rome on the right-hand page, sitting amid her broken armor. The manuscript contains gold and ornamental initials as well as edgings consisting of foliage, vases, and pearls. The decorations are ascribed to the Neapolitan painter Giovanni Todeschino (flourished 1482--1503), and their high quality exemplifies the art of the Italian Renaissance.

Names

  • Albinus, Johannes, died 1496 Compiler.
  • Biondo, Flavio, 1392-1463 Author.
  • Cinico, Giovan Marco, circa 1430-circa 1503 Scribe.
  • Todeschino, Giovanni, flourished 1482-1503 Artist.

Created / Published

  • Naples, Italy : [publisher not identified], 1494.

Headings

  • -  50 B.C. to 499
  • -  Illuminations
  • -  Rome

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  "BSB shelfmark: Clm 11324"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
  • -  Original resource extent: 129 sheets, parchment : illustrations ; 26 x 17.3 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: Bavarian State Library.
  • -  Content in Latin.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • Illuminated Manuscripts from Europe

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667740

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Albinus, Johannes, Died 1496 Compiler, Flavio Biondo, Giovan Marco Cinico, and Giovanni Todeschino. Excerpts from the Decades by Flavius Blondus. [Naples, Italy: publisher not identified, 1494] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667740/.

APA citation style:

Albinus, J., Biondo, F., Cinico, G. M. & Todeschino, G. (1494) Excerpts from the Decades by Flavius Blondus. [Naples, Italy: publisher not identified] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667740/.

MLA citation style:

Albinus, Johannes, Died 1496 Compiler, et al. Excerpts from the Decades by Flavius Blondus. [Naples, Italy: publisher not identified, 1494] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667740/>.