Epistolae (Epistles); Ars Poetica (Art of Poetry); Satires, Odes, Epodes, Carmen seculare (Song of the Ages)
Title
Epistolae (Epistles); Ars Poetica (Art of Poetry); Satires, Odes, Epodes, Carmen seculare (Song of the Ages)
Description
Horace’s Ars poetica (Art of Poetry) became a foundational text for Renaissance poetics and prompted numerous responses. Petrarch addressed a letter to the ancient author in the form of an Ode and felt a strong attachment to the Roman poet’s simplicity of life and love of friendship. The inhabited initial P shows a Roman soldier seated between a tree and the base of a column, which has been attributed to the anonymous Venetian illuminator known as the Master of the Putti. The precise dating of this illuminator’s work allows for a fairly precise estimated date of production for the book as a whole. On the same page, in the lower margin, is the coat of arms of the Tirelta or Tiretta family of Treviso.
Creator
Author: Horace
Date
ca. 1471–73
Format
Manuscript on parchment, 132 fols.
Identifier
The Free Library of Philadelphia, Horace MS 2
Coverage
Venice, Italy
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Citation
Author: Horace, “Epistolae (Epistles); Ars Poetica (Art of Poetry); Satires, Odes, Epodes, Carmen seculare (Song of the Ages),” Making the Renaissance Manuscript, accessed May 1, 2024, http://makingrenmanuscripts.exhibits.library.upenn.edu/items/show/54.
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