Giovanni de Matociis and the codex oratorianus of the de viris illustribus urbis romae

One of the most curious manuscripts of the De uiris illustribus is Biblioteca dei Girolamini, XL pil. VI, no. XIII. This manuscript has been thought either to go back to the early Veronese humanist Giovanni de Matociis, or to contain authentic ancient information. We demonstrate that the manuscript...

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Autores: Stover, Justin Anthony, Woudhuysen, George
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2017
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repositório:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/15851
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10272/15851
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:De uiris illustribus
Manuscripts
Humanism
Manuscritos
Humanismo
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Resumo:One of the most curious manuscripts of the De uiris illustribus is Biblioteca dei Girolamini, XL pil. VI, no. XIII. This manuscript has been thought either to go back to the early Veronese humanist Giovanni de Matociis, or to contain authentic ancient information. We demonstrate that the manuscript has nothing to do with Matoci, but is closely linked to Giacomo Filippo Foresti, a latefifteenth-century historian. Its chief feature of interest is that it shares some readings with another branch of the tradition of the DVI, the Corpus Aurelianum, thus providing new evidence for the circulation of that text