Cronaca universale, A.D. 395-895.

Format:

• Book

Language:

Italian

Subjects (All):

• Carolingians--Early works to 1800.
• Islam--History.
• Islam.
• History.
• Carolingians.
• France--Foreign relations--To 987.
• France.
• International relations.
• France--History--To 987.
• Italy--History.
• Italy.

Genre:

• codices (bound manuscripts)
• chronicles
• Manuscripts, Italian.
• Manuscripts, European.

Penn Provenance:

• Purchased, 1964.

Physical Description:

300 leaves : paper ; 215 x 160 (185 x 111) mm bound to 228 x 180 mm

Place of Publication:

[Italy], [publisher not identified], [between 1700 and 1750]

Language Note:

Italian.

Contents:

• 1. f.1r-192v: General.
• 2. f.197r-228v: Islam.
• 3. f.229r-300r: Frankish history.

Notes:

• Ms. codex.
• Title from spine.
• Foliation: Paper, i + 300 + i; [1-300]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.
• Script: Written in a cursive script by a single hand. Among the references is one to "il nostro Mabillon" (f. 55r). It is therefore probable that the unnamed author belonged to the order of the Benedictines.
• Binding: Modern quarter leather. Paper and leather are pulling away from upper board.
• Origin: Written in Italy, first half of 18th century (Zacour-Hirsch).

Cited in:

Described in Zacour, Norman P. and Hirsch, Rudolf. Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Libraries of the University of Pennsylvania to 1800 (Philadelphia). Supplement A (2), The Library Chronicle 36, no. 1 (1970), p. 4 (Ms. Italian 215).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Codex 440

OCLC:

155969300