Cronaca universale, A.D. 395-895.

Format:

Book

Language:

Italian

Subjects (All):

Carolingians--Early works to 1800.

Carolingians.

Islam--History.

Islam.

History.

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