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Genève, Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. fr. 76 : Quintus Curtius Rufus, Faits et gestes d’Alexandre
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 lite…
Creator
- Petau, Alexandre
- Lullin, Ami
- Curtius Rufus, Quintus
- Plutarchus
- Guarinus, Veronensis
- Plutarch
Publisher
- e-codices - Virtual Manuscript Library of Switzerland
Type of item
- Manuscript
- Manuscript
Date
- ca. 1475-1500
- 1475~/1500~
Medium
- Parchment
- Parchment
Creator
- Petau, Alexandre
- Lullin, Ami
- Curtius Rufus, Quintus
- Plutarchus
- Guarinus, Veronensis
- Plutarch
Publisher
- e-codices - Virtual Manuscript Library of Switzerland
Type of item
- Manuscript
- Manuscript
Date
- ca. 1475-1500
- 1475~/1500~
Medium
- Parchment
- Parchment
Providing institution
Aggregator
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- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
Rights
- e-codices / Genève, Bibliothèque de Genève (cf. http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/about/terms)
Place-Time
- Bruges
Source
- http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/bge/fr0076
Identifier
- doi:10.5076/e-codices-bge-fr0076
- http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/bge/fr0076
- Genève, Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. fr. 76
Format
- I-II + 263 ff., 39 x 28 cm
Language
- French
Relations
- Notice de Paule Hochuli Dubuis, Bibliothèque de Genève, pour e-codices, 2014.
Providing country
- Switzerland
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2016-09-09T12:18:29.192Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-09-27T09:29:53.980Z