Penitential Psalms in terza rima
Title
Penitential Psalms in terza rima
Description
In this manuscript, the seven Penitential Psalms are translated into Italian. The poetic rhyming scheme of this translation, which is known only through this single copy, transposes the Vulgate’s prose into Tuscan terza rima, the interlocking rhyming schema of the ABA BCB CDC type espoused by Dante Alighieri (ca. 1265–1321) in the Divine Comedy. The short volume also contains two other texts: the Trattato dell’amicizia (Treatise on Friendship) by Mariotto Davanzati (ca. 1408/10–after 1470), also in terza rima, and the Lettera consolitaria a Pino de Rossi by Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–75) in which the author consoles Pino de’ Rossi following his exile from Florence. The book bears all hallmarks of Florentine book decoration in the 1460s, produced in the style of the city’s leading illuminator, Francesco di Antonio del Chierico (1433–84).
Creator
Illuminator: follower of Francesco di Antonio del Chierico
Date
ca. 1460
Format
Manuscript on parchment, 42 fols.
Identifier
University of Pennsylvania, Ms. Codex 366
Coverage
Tuscany, Italy
Tags
Citation
Illuminator: follower of Francesco di Antonio del Chierico, “Penitential Psalms in terza rima,” Making the Renaissance Manuscript, accessed April 30, 2024, http://makingrenmanuscripts.exhibits.library.upenn.edu/items/show/48.
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