http://makingrenmanuscripts.exhibits.library.upenn.edu/files/original/9068766bed40442e468bebe52f0d6236.jpg e217a012ea8e867d6f4c226fa9fa25df http://makingrenmanuscripts.exhibits.library.upenn.edu/files/original/03e21c7f05a4ea50901650fc497a290a.jpg 08ea01fa981e60901d1e9da1731f329c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 8. Transmitting Knowledge; Recasting Roman History Subject The topic of the resource Recasting Roman History Description An account of the resource In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, the lenses through which ancient history could be assimilated and interpreted multiplied. Perceptive writers like Petrarch, already sensing a disconnect between the world of Greco-Roman civilization and the present, believed that a continent-wide cultural decline had set in, rendering things ripe for rebirth. Even as he worked to enshrine Italian as a worthy literary language, Petrarch strove to imitate the style and substance of Roman historians, writing in impeccable, classical Latin. Just as humanist scribes and illuminators sought out eleventh- and twelfth-century manuscripts as they attempted to reproduce an “ancient” book design suitable for classical content, so too did authors and compilers continue to draw from the intermediate age, despite its shortcomings. The historical miscellany, an ever- popular book-type, could include early medieval renderings of late antique texts, such as Paul the Deacon’s Historia romana, alongside recent literary forgeries of ancient Athenian orations, a contemporary letter by Leonardo Bruni (ca. 1370–1444) on the value of studying the classics, and a fourth-century Greek apologia for studying pagan works of literature, newly translated into Latin. An increasingly sophisticated readership, at least in the Italian cities, fed a demand for pristine new copies of classical texts by the likes of Cicero, Sallust, and Horace, many of which had become newly relevant to humanist audiences. Soon to be printed in great numbers, these impressive vernacular translations were initially produced for high-ranking, even royal patrons, with expansive areas left in reserve for lavish miniatures, sometimes never added. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dr. Nicholas Herman Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Making the Renaissance Manuscript; Discoveries From Philadelphia Libraries Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Exhibition Catalogue Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Leaf from Petrarch, Africa, Book IX Description An account of the resource This leaf has been excised from a manuscript copy of Francis Petrarch’s epic Latin poem Africa. Petrarch’s text recounts the Carthaginian general Hannibal’s invasion of Italy during the Second Punic War. The Romans prevailed under the leadership of Scipio Africanus (236–183 BC) to eventually defeat the Carthaginians. The initial, showing Scipio in a triumphal chariot, begins Book IX of the poem, which describes the Roman general’s heroic triumph. Scipio is shown crowned with a laurel wreath and carrying a scepter crowned with an eagle.The full manuscript was at one point owned by the early humanist Adoardo da Thiene of Vicenza, as confirmed by the presence of the coat of arms of the Thiene family. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Author: Petrarch Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca. 1400 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Illuminated manuscript leaf on parchment Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context The Free Library of Philadelphia, Lewis E M 48:4 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lombardy, Italy