Vitae XII Caesarium (Lives of the Twelve Caesars)
Medieval Manuscripts
Item Info
Language: Latin
Folio Number: f. 3r
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Beginning of text
Notes: This page contains text from the Life of Julius Caesar, from Suetonius's Lives of the Twelve Caesars, written in the second century AD. Writings by and about Romans became especially popular in the Renaissance with the Italian humanists who sought to revive Classical learning and literature.
The ideals of the humanists are also reflected in the clear script that resembles modern handwriting (as compared to examples of Gothic bookhand). This script was favored by Renaissance patrons because they believed these styles to represent Classical forms. In truth, scribes and illuminators were copying from manuscripts produced in the ninth and tenth centuries during the earlier Classical revival of the Carolingian period.
Sirsi Catalog Key:
1598994
Country:
Country:Italy
Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin):
1599
Image Dimensions Width:
256 mm
ShelfMark:
Lewis E 195
Creator Name:
Suetonius - Author
f. 3r
f. 12v 
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