This article deals with an illuminated manuscript in the National Library of Naples (IV.D.40) containing Seneca's tragedies, the plots of which are summarised in the historiated initials that appear at the beginning of each drama. The extraordinary nature of this codex, commissioned by Galasso da Montefeltro in 1399, as suggested here, has never been highlighted, not even in the numerous studies on the library of Federico, Duke of Urbino, to which it apparently belonged at some point in its history and within which it certainly occupies a relevant place. Based on the analysis of the relationship between text and image, as well as historical and archival studies, it has been possible to identify the context and purposes for which the manuscript was made, which would explain its considerable peculiarities.
Per la magnifica donna Ambrosia: un classico del teatro antico attentamente illustrato all'origine della committenza feltresca di lussuosi codici miniati
Fachechi, Grazia Maria
2024
Abstract
This article deals with an illuminated manuscript in the National Library of Naples (IV.D.40) containing Seneca's tragedies, the plots of which are summarised in the historiated initials that appear at the beginning of each drama. The extraordinary nature of this codex, commissioned by Galasso da Montefeltro in 1399, as suggested here, has never been highlighted, not even in the numerous studies on the library of Federico, Duke of Urbino, to which it apparently belonged at some point in its history and within which it certainly occupies a relevant place. Based on the analysis of the relationship between text and image, as well as historical and archival studies, it has been possible to identify the context and purposes for which the manuscript was made, which would explain its considerable peculiarities.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
