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Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 152 : Seneca, Tragedies
During the Middle Ages, Seneca was the most popular and most read of the ancient playwrights. The manuscripts of his tragedies, of which almost 400 copies are known today, are mostly from the 14th and 15th century, as is this copy, owned by the Fondation Bodmer. At the beginning of each of Seneca's dramas, this version has a historiated initial that summarizes the plot of the drama, such as the su…
Subject
- Medieval (European)
- reading culture
- Reading culture (medieval)
- Middle Ages
- Reading culture
Date
- 1366-1399
- 1366/1399
Medium
- parchment
- Parchment
Subject
- Medieval (European)
- reading culture
- Reading culture (medieval)
- Middle Ages
- Reading culture
Date
- 1366-1399
- 1366/1399
Medium
- parchment
- Parchment
Providing institution
Aggregator
Intermediate provider
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Creation date
- last third of the 14th century
- 1366/1399
Places
- Northern Italy
Current location
- Cologny
Identifier
- Cod. Bodmer 152
- http://www.manuscriptorium.com/object/FMBC__CODBODMER15216GO4X6
Extent
- 30.3 x 21 cm
Format
- codex
- Codex
Language
- lat
- lat
Is part of
- Art of Reading in the Middle Ages: previously digitised item
Is referenced by
- Pellegrin Elisabeth, Manuscrits latins de la Bodmeriana, Cologny-Genève 1982, pp. 358-360. (https://www.e-codices.ch/xml/tei_published/fmb-cb-0152_Pellegrin.xml).
Providing country
- Czech Republic
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2022-06-15T20:53:43.070Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2022-06-15T20:53:43.070Z