Description
Alternative title
Dominicus de Bandino Aretinus de Viris Claris
Type of resource
mixed material
Extent
ff. 236 + 2
Date created
[ca. 1400 - 1499]
Language
Latin, English, Middle (1100-1500)
Material
Paper and Vellum
Layout
double columns of 57 lines
Height (mm)
408
Width (mm)
287
Collation
1 vellum flyleaf, 1(12) (wants 1, 2) 2(12)-19(12) 20(10), 1 vellum flyleaf
Writing
in a clear ugly rather sloping hand
Foliation
ff. a-b + i + 1-236 + ii + c-d
Research
The work is a portion of the Fons Memorabilium Universi of Domenico di Bandino d' Arezzo (d. circa 1413): a huge compilation in five parts, of which this is the fifth: never printed. See Tiraboschi VI 713 (763).
An article which suffices to identify the work is that on Bandinus of Arezzo, the author's father. A long account of the work is given by L. Mehus, Ambrosii Camaldulensis Epp. etc., I cxxx sqq. Other characteristic articles are on: Acursius, Azo marchio Estensis, Barlaham Calaber, Blanchi, Boccacius Joh., Bonifacius Octauus, Bonifacius (Fazio degli Uberti), Brunettus Latinus, Caham, Castrucius, Cimabue, Collucius Pyerius, Dantes (who, with Boccaccio and Petrarch, is frequently quoted), Dinus de Garbo, Dominicus (the author: qui longis lugubratiunculis plurium annorum curriculo laborauit limpidum facere fontem haustu reficientem sapido sicientes), Farinata, Franc. Petrarcha, Gebellinus, Giottus, Gonella petri, Guido Cavalcanti, Guido Guerra, Guido de Monte feltro, Ioh. Boccatius. The authorities quoted include Moyses Anglicus (metrical Hist. Troiana), Lactantius on the Thebais of Statius, Marco Polo, Plutarch, Tacitus, Caesar, Livy, Eutropius, Florus, Val. Max., Frontinus, Statius, Virgil, Ovid, (Burley) de vita et moribus philosophorum, Gellius, John of Salisbury, (Alani) Anticlaudianus, etc. Tacitus is mentioned on f. 106v as frequently citing Cluvius. The text is very incorrectly written.
Additions
On the first flyleaf (f. iv) (xv): de partibus humani corporis de etatibus hominum.
On the last (f. iir): Sensus miratur que racio dicere nescit J. ℞. 1462. Quomodo Virgo parit et homo factus deus extat Desere quod sentis verum mirabile credas Namque fides prestat fidei tua racio cedit Vel. Desere persuasum credens mirabile verum Namque fides prestat fidei quoque racio cedit. Witt hath wunder that reson ne tell can hogh maiden is moder and god is i made man Leve thi reson and beleve the wunder for bileve is above and reson is vnder.
In red at bottom of 236v: con(?)taui istos xx fafuos sabbato Jnuoca me 4or temporum.
The headline throughout is De viris claris.
(ff. aar-aav) In the book is a rough draft of a letter to a Dominus Johannes, dated ex granata ciuitate florentissima ydibus sextilibus by tuus Ihouanes pagol. The writer of it has heard that he has been reported dead, and begs that the rumour may be contradicted.
The last article is on Lupus episcopus.