Curtius Rufus, Quintus (S. I/II)
One of the oldest and most important manuscripts of the Alexander story by Curtius Rufus; it probably was copied on the initiative of Lupus of Ferrières at the local abbey. A quire bound in the front contains a collection of excerpts from the Pseudo-Isidorian papal letters (= false decretals) which has been preserved only here. This collection is larger than the related partial collection by Hinkmar of Laon and most probably stems from the common 'legal invention', which was thought to have been lost. The final pages of the manuscript contain a geographical index of the late Roman administration and notes on the city of Rome. This volume came into the possession of Pierre Daniel, who annotated it extensively; in 1632 the manuscript came to Bern as part of Jacques Bongars' collection.
Online Since: 10/08/2020
- Curtius Rufus, Quintus: Falsche Dekretale; Curtius Rufus: Historia Alexandri; Notitia provinciarum Galliae; Laterculus provinciarum; Notitia locorum urbis Romae; Auszüge aus Curtius Rufus. Found in: Standard description
- Curtius Rufus, Quintus: Historia Alexandri Magni, lib. III–X. (9–147) Found in: Standard description
- Curtius Rufus, Quintus: Historia Alexandri Magni, lib. III–X. (9ra–144rb) Found in: Standard description
- Curtius Rufus, Quintus: Liber III. (9ra–21vb)
Incipit: Quinti Curtii Rufi de gestis Alexandri magni regis Macedonum liber II incipit. (von jüngerer Hand des 12/13. Jh.) Inter haec Alexander, ad conducendum ex Peloponeso militem
Explicit: maiestatis suae exsolvisse (corr.: exolevisse) cernebat. Q. Curti Rufi historiarum Alexandri magni Macedonis liber III explicit.
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- Curtius Rufus, Quintus: Liber IV. (21vb–46va)
Incipit: Incipit IIII feliciter. (22ra) Dareus, tanti modo exercitus rex
Explicit: rege fuisse dignissimos. Q. Curtii Rufi historiarum Alexandri magni Macedonis liber IIII explicitus.
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- Curtius Rufus, Quintus: Liber V. (46va–62ra)
Incipit: Incipit quintus feliciter. Quae interim ductu imperioque Alexandri
Explicit: potius quam abacta esse, semivivi (am Rand: hinc desunt plura).
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- Curtius Rufus, Quintus: Liber VI. (62ra–78rb)
Incipit: pugnae discrimen inmisit, obtruncatisque
Explicit: Phylotas amicorum misericordiam meruit. Q. Curti Rufi historiarum Alexandri magni Macedonis liber VI explicit.
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- Curtius Rufus, Quintus: Liber VII. (78rb–95va)
Incipit: Incipit VII feliciter. (78va) Phylotan sicut recentibus sceleris eius vestigiis
Explicit: tutela relictus. Q. Curti Rufi historiarum Alexandri magni Macedonis liber VII explicitus.
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- Curtius Rufus, Quintus: Liber VIII. (95va–115rb)
Incipit: Incipit VIII feliciter. Alexander maiore fama quam gloria
Explicit: quos ipse vicisset. Q. Curti Rufi historiarum Alexandri magni Macedonis liber VIII explicit.
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- Curtius Rufus, Quintus: Liber IX. (115rb–130va)
Incipit: Incipit VIIII feliciter. Alexander tam memorabili victoria laetus
Explicit: nec crudelitati luxuria obstat. Q. Curti Rufi liber VIIII explicit.
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- Curtius Rufus, Quintus: Liber X. (130va–144ra)
Incipit: Incipit X feliciter. Isdem fere diebus, Eleander et Sitalces qui sub eodem rege victuri sunt. [Lücke zwischen f. 134va und 137ra] Quousque, inquit, animo tuo
Explicit: omnisque memoriae ac nomini honos habetur. Q. Curti Rufi historiarum Alexandri magni Macedonis liber X explicitus feliciter.
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- Curtius Rufus, Quintus: Notitia provinciarum Galliae; Laterculus provinciarum; Notitia locorum urbis Romae. (144rb) Found in: Standard description
- Curtius Rufus, Quintus: Notitia provinciarum Galliae. (144va–145va)
Incipit: Adnotatio provinciarum atque urbium Gallicanarum cum privilegiis suis. Provincia Lugdunensis prima
Explicit: civitas Vinsitiensium. Sunt simul in provinciis XVII, civitates CXV.
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- Curtius Rufus, Quintus: Laterculus provinciarum (ohne die gallischen Provinzen). (145va–146rb)
Incipit: Nomina omnium provinciarum. In Italia provinciae XVII. Campania in qua est Capua
Explicit: In Brittanniis provinciae numero V Valentina. Summa provinciarum numero CXI.
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- Curtius Rufus, Quintus: Notitia locorum urbis Romae. (146rb–c)
Incipit: Notitia locorum urbis Romae. Viae numero XXX. Traiana Montes VII. Celius Terme XI. Titiane Aquae. Traiana
Explicit: Alexandrina.
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- Curtius Rufus, Quintus: Beschreibung der Wahrzeichen Roms; Auszüge aus Curtius Rufus in Tironischen Noten; Sententiae. (146rb–c) Found in: Standard description
- Curtius Rufus, Quintus: Beschreibung der Wahrzeichen Roms. (146v)
Incipit: Rome. Circus magnus capit loca CCCCLXXXV mil.
Explicit: Colossus ab Amphyteatro habet in altum pedes CVI et S, in capite radios numero VII, qui singuli habent pedes XXII et S.
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- Curtius Rufus, Quintus: Sententiae (146v–147r)
Incipit: Haud sane temporum homo Ubi intravit animos pavor Perpetuum malum regnum Perfidia nullis meritis mitigari potest Nichil valet regum potestas (147r) Omnibus in rebus sermonum purpura regnat
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- Curtius Rufus, Quintus: Auszüge aus Curtius Rufus in Tironischen Noten. (147r) Found in: Standard description
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- Bongars, Jacques (Former possessor) | Curtius Rufus, Quintus (Author) | Daniel, Pierre (Annotator) | Daniel, Pierre (Former possessor) | Gravisset, Jakob von (Former possessor) | Hortin, Samuel (Librarian) | Lindt, Johann (Restorer) | Lupus, Ferrariensis (Annotator) Found in: Standard description
This French translation of the story of Alexander, destined to belong to Charles the Bold, was commissioned by Vasco da Lucena, "the Portugese", a retainer of the Infanta Isabella, who was married to Philip the Good. This revival of the work by Quintus Curtius Rufus, which is augmented by texts from Plutarch, Valerius Maximus, Aulus Gellius and Justin, allows the author to liberate the Macedonian conqueror from legends perpetuated by the medieval tradition. The Miroir des princes portrays a model of a hero shaped within the framework of the humanistic movement initiated by the dukes of Burgundy in the late middle ages. CB 53 was copied in Burgundy and may be fairly accurately dated only a few years after the translation was made; it was decorated with miniatures in the artistic circle of the Master of Marguerite of York (ca. 1470-1475).
Online Since: 12/21/2009
- Curtius Rufus, Quintus: Quinte-Curce, Faits et gestes du grand Alexandre Found in: Standard description
- Curtius Rufus, Quintus: Faits et gestes du Grand Alexandre (Ff. 1-168d) Found in: Standard description
- Curtius Rufus, Quintus: Vie d'Alexandre (Ff. 1-168d) Found in: Standard description
- Bodmer, Martin (Former possessor) | Curtius Rufus, Quintus (Author) | Lucena, Vasco de (Translator) | Plutarchus (Author) Found in: Standard description
Vasco de Lucena translated Quintus Curtius' history of Alexander into French at the request of Isabella of Portugal, the wife of Philip III, Duke of Burgundy. The translator drew on texts by Plutarch and Justin in order to complete the Roman writer's text which contains gaps. The translation, completed in 1468, presents Alexander as conqueror, devoid of all legends transmitted through courtly literature; it is dedicated to Charles the Bold, the son of Isabella. This copy from the Bibliothèque de Genève was illustrated by a Flemish artist, Maître d'Edouard IV, who was active in Bruges around the end of the 15th century, as well as by a second hand not yet definitively identified.
Online Since: 09/23/2014
- Curtius Rufus, Quintus: Des fais du grant Alexandre par Quinte-Curce (Quintus Curtius Rufus, Historiae Alexandri Magni) (Ier siècle ap. J.-C.) Traduction française par Vasque de Lucène (1468), commanditée par Isabelle de Portugal (1397-1471) et dédiée à son fils Charles le Téméraire (1433-1477). L’exemplaire de dédicace est conservé à Paris (BnF, ms. fr. 22547). On recense 34 manuscrits de cette traduction (voir Scot McKendrick, 1996, p. 133). Found in: Standard description
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- Curtius Rufus, Quintus (Author) | Guarinus, Veronensis (Translator) | Isabelle, Bourgogne, Duchesse (Patron) | Lucena, Vasco de (Translator) | Lullin, Ami (Former possessor) | Master of Edward IV (Illuminator) | Petau, Alexandre (Former possessor) | Plutarchus (Author) Found in: Standard description
- Curtius Rufus, Quintus: Le livre des fais du grant Alexandre, translate par Vasque de Lucene portugalois. Found in: Additional description
- Curtius Rufus, Quintus (Author) | Guarinus, Veronensis (Translator) | Isabelle, Bourgogne, Duchesse (Patron) | Lucena, Vasco de (Translator) | Lullin, Ami (Former possessor) | Master of Edward IV (Illuminator) | Petau, Alexandre (Former possessor) | Plutarchus (Author) Found in: Additional description