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| Country of Location: |
Country of Location
Switzerland
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| Location: |
Location Frauenfeld |
| Library / Collection: |
Library / Collection
Kantonsbibliothek Thurgau
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| Shelfmark: | Shelfmark Y 39 |
| Manuscript Title: | Manuscript Title Nicolaus Cusa: Cribratio Alcorani and Contra Bohemos |
| Caption: | Caption Parchment · A, B + 90 + H-Z ff. · 27.3 x 19.7 cm · Italy, Rom · 1464-1471 |
| Language: |
Language
Latin |
| Manuscript Summary: | Manuscript Summary This single-column manuscript, created in the second half of the 15th century, was very carefully written by a scribe in a humanistic minuscule. The work contains two texts by Cardinal Nicholas of Cusa (1401-1464), Cribratio Alcorani (ff. 1r-70r) and Contra Bohemos (ff. 70v-90r). With Cribratio Alcorani he attempted a precise philological and historical investigation of the Koran, and in Contra Bohemos he dealt with Hussitism. The title page (f. 1r) is decorated with bianchi girari (white vine scrolls). Two medallions with coats of arms are integrated in the border. The coats of arms show a white lion on a blue background and are crowned with the papal insignia. The coat of arms can be attributed to Pope Paul II. (Pietro Barbo, 1464-1471), which shows that the manuscript was made by order of the pope or at least during his papacy. Initials at the beginning of each chapter are golden with a background in blue and green. Individual initials are emphasized more strongly and one is decorated with white vine scroll, corresponding to the title page. The binding of the manuscript, richly decorated with plant ornaments, medallions and depictions of saints, dates from the 16th century. The central medallion on the front shows Mary with the infant Jesus. |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | DOI (Digital Object Identifier 10.5076/e-codices-kbt-y039 (http://dx.doi.org/10.5076/e-codices-kbt-y039) |
| Permanent link: | Permanent link http://e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/kbt/y039 |
| IIIF Manifest URL: |
IIIF Manifest URL
http://e-codices.unifr.ch/metadata/iiif/kbt-y039/manifest.json
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| How to quote: | How to quote Frauenfeld, Kantonsbibliothek Thurgau, Y 39: Nicolaus Cusa: Cribratio Alcorani and Contra Bohemos (http://e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/kbt/y039). |
| Online Since: | Online Since 12/10/2020 |
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| Document Type: |
Document Type
Manuscript |
| Century: |
Century
15th century |
| Dated: |
Dated
1464-1471 |
| Decoration: |
Decoration
Full Page, Fully Painted, Gold / Silver, Initial, Margin, Ornamental, Penwork |
| Binding: |
Binding
16th century |
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