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Synopsis
Explore a detailed catalog of Greek manuscripts found in Italian libraries and learn how these works illuminate medieval and early modern scholarly networks.
This nonfiction work compiles notes on Greek manuscripts housed across major Italian collections, with emphasis on provenance, marginalia, and cataloging traditions. It reveals how librarians and scholars recorded, described, and preserved manuscripts from monasteries, universities, and private collections, offering a window into how these volumes moved between institutions over time.
- See how manuscripts are identified, dated, and described, including features like script, binding, and inscriptions.
- Learn about notable libraries and collections, from Bologna to Rome, and how they acquired and organized Greek texts.
- Understand the context of collectors, scribes, and scholars who shaped the transmission of Greek literature in Italian settings.
- Gain insight into how scholars reference and compare manuscripts through occasional bibliographic notes and indexes.
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