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| Title: | Lucan, Pharsalia. Manuscript (Ms 33) |
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| Dates: | circa 1430 |
| Manuscript Number: | Codex Ms 33 |
| Size: | 1 volume; 30 x 22 cm |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | Epic poem on war between Caesar and Pompey. Text in Latin. Codex Ms 33. |
The manuscript is open for research.
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Lucan, Pharsalia. Manuscript, Codex Ms 33, Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
A copy of the complete text of an epic poem by Lucan (Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) (circa 39-65). This epic portrays the war between Julius Caesar (circa 100 BCE- 44 BCE)and Pompey the Great (circa 106 BCE-48 BCE), with scholia (marginal notes) for the first three books. Includes rubrication. 18th century Italian half-calfskin, gold-tooled, and painted. Text in Latin.
| Volume 1 | Codex Ms 33 |