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Title
Livy, History of Rome, 1436
Creator
Livy
Ege, Otto F
Date Created and/or Issued
1436
Contributing Institution
Loyola Marymount University, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library
Collection
Early Manuscripts and Printed Book Leaves Collection
Rights Information
Materials in the Department of Archives and Special Collections may be subject to copyright. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, Loyola Marymount University does not claim ownership of the copyright of any materials in its collections. Please refer to: https://library.lmu.edu/archivesandspecialcollections/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Description
Caption: "Livy, History of Rome, 'Livy is instinct with poetry' - Shelly, manuscript written in Italy, 1436. Livy's great work, Ab Urbe Condita Libri, covers the period from the foundation of Rome in 753 B.C. to the year 9 B.C. or up to twenty years before his death. In fine oratorical language, Livy expresses his burning desire to inculcate again, in his decadent era, the virtues and patriotism of the earlier great Romans. His 'pictured page,' with vividness of detail, graphic portrayal of events, 'reporting' of fine speeches of his heroes, was the inspiration for the painters and writers of historical themes in the Renaissance. This work of Livy's is still the chief source of knowledge of the period with which it deals. However, it ignores the origin and development of the Roman constitution and shows little interest in military art. By the middle of the fifteenth century, the universities of Italy and the court schools introduced the study of the humanities. To meet the increased demand for more numerous and cheaper copies of the Greek and Roman writers, the secular scribes developed the semi-cursive character of the revived Carolingian handwriting. Shading of the strokes disappeared for the first time in centuries, and the writing developed a slope. Book-hands of this type became the model for italic types.”
Type
text
Identifier
db654298-39b2-4369-a9fa-d2895909453d
https://digitalcollections.lmu.edu/documents/detail/12226
https://images.quartexcollections.com/lmudigitalcollections/thumbnails/preview/db654298-39b2-4369-a9fa-d2895909453d
Language
Latin
Subject
Rome--History--Republic, 510-265 B.C
Rome--History
Manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)
Place
Italy
Source
Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Relation
Original leaves from famous books : eight centuries, 1240 A.D.-1923 A.D / Annotated by Otto F. Ege; Z250 .E4

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