Item Info

Script: Humanistic
Language: Latin
Folio Number: f. 147r
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Initial T
Notes: This initial begins Virgil's Eclogues, or Bucolics, a collection of ten poems that take place in a pastoral setting, in which herdsmen converse and sing. In his fourth eclogue, Virgil described a golden age precipitated by the birth of a boy. Virgil was referring here to Augustus, who was the emperor at the time he wrote the poem (ca. 30 BC). Later Christians, however, chose to read the passage as a prophecy of Christ's birth.
Sirsi Catalog Key: 1612786
Country: Country:Italy
City/Town/Township:Florence

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1460
Image Dimensions Width: 280 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E 198
Creator Name: Virgil - Author