Select manuscript from this collection: Cod. Sang. 1  Cod. Sang. 848 Cod. Sang. 852  Cod. Sang. 2135  637/855

Country of Location:
Country of Location
Switzerland
Location:
Location
St. Gallen
Library / Collection:
Library / Collection
Stiftsbibliothek
Shelfmark:
Shelfmark
Cod. Sang. 850
Manuscript Title:
Manuscript Title
Cicero, Tusculanae disputationes, De finibus bonorum et malorum, De natura deorum, De divinatione
Caption:
Caption
Parchment · 420 pp. · 34 x 24.5 cm · Florence · around 1440
Language:
Language
Latin
Manuscript Summary:
Manuscript Summary
This codex, written in humanist minuscule, contains philosophical works by Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BC): pp. 3121 Tusculanae disputationes (“Tusculan Disputations”), pp. 121248 De finibus bonorum et malorum (“On the Ends of Good and Evil”), pp. 249344 De natura deorum (“On the Nature of the Gods”) and pp. pp. 345416 De divinatione (“On Divination”). The coat of arms on p. 3 (four bearded male faces in profile, arranged in a circle) most likely was that of the later Pope Nicholas V, born Tommaso Parentucelli (1397–1455, Pope 1447–1455). Parentucelli used this coat of arms (“stemma delle quattro barbe”, Manfredi, p. 662) in the years before he was elected pope. It is found in 38 manuscripts in the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana in Rome as well as in a codex in the Biblioteca Capitolare in Padua (ms. C27). The white vine initials, typical of Florentine book decoration, are similar to those in the codex from Padua, whose illuminations Silvia Fumian attributes to the Florentine artist Bartolomeo Varnucci (* ca. 1412/1413). Perhaps Parentucelli commissioned this manuscript in 1439–1443, when he resided in Florence for the Council. (sno)
Standard description:
Standard description
Scherrer Gustav, Verzeichniss der Handschriften der Stiftsbibliothek von St. Gallen, Halle 1875, S. 288.
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DOI (Digital Object Identifier):
DOI (Digital Object Identifier
10.5076/e-codices-csg-0850 (http://dx.doi.org/10.5076/e-codices-csg-0850)
Permanent link:
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https://e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/csg/0850
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St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 850: Cicero, Tusculanae disputationes, De finibus bonorum et malorum, De natura deorum, De divinatione (https://e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/csg/0850).
Online Since:
Online Since
10/13/2016
Additional literature:
Additional literature
Additional literature – St. Galler Bibliotheksnetz (SGBN) - Verbundkatalog
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Document Type:
Document Type
Manuscript
Century:
Century
15th century
Decoration:
Decoration
Fully Painted, Gold / Silver, Initial, Ornamental
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