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Spencer Collection

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Opera: (Carmina, Epodes, Carmen Saeculare, Ars Poetica, Epistolae, Sermones)

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Title
Frontispiece and initial M, f. 1
Additional title: Opening of text with rubrics in rustic capitals, large illuminated initial, architectural border design, landscape, putti holding arms.
Names
Horace (Author)
Gaspare, da Padova, active 1467-1493 (Illuminator)
Sanvito, Bartolomeo, 1433-1511 (Scribe)
Collection

Opera: (Carmina, Epodes, Carmen Saeculare, Ars Poetica, Epistolae, Sermones)

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1487 (Approximate)
Place: Rome, Italy
Library locations
Spencer Collection
Shelf locator: Spencer Coll. MS. 48
Topics
Manuscripts, Latin -- Italy
Illumination of books and manuscripts
Historiated initials
Genres
Manuscripts
Illuminations
decorated initials
Miniatures (Illuminations)
Frontispieces
Notes
Citation/reference: The Splendor of the Word. (ed.) J. G. Alexander, J. H. Marrow, L. F. Sandler (NYPL / Harvey Miller, 2005), n. 80; Ricci, S de. Medieval and Renaissance mss. suppl., p. 333, no. 48
Preferred citation: NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 48
Physical Description
Vellum (parchment)
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Languages
Latin
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b22811800
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b4c13a60-c60d-012f-d113-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1487: Created
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "Frontispiece and initial M" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1487. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ec53-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "Frontispiece and initial M" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 7, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ec53-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. (1487). Frontispiece and initial M Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ec53-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Frontispiece and initial M