Vergilius Romanus
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The Vergilius Romanus, also known as the Roman Vergil, is a 5th-century illustrated manuscript of the works of Virgil. It contains the Aeneid, the Georgics, and some of the Eclogues. It is one of the
Folio 14 recto of the Vergilius Romanus contains an author portrait of Virgil.
Folio 6 recto
Folio 11 recto
Folio 16 recto
Rustic capitals
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Rustic capitals is an ancient Roman calligraphic script. Because the term is negatively connoted supposing an opposition to the more 'civilized' form of the Roman square capitals, Bernhard Bischoff pr
Vergilius Romanus
…some of the Eclogues. It is one of the oldest and most important Vergilian manuscripts. It is 332 by 323 mm with 309 vellum folios. It was written in rustic capitals with 18 lines per page. The Vergilius Romanus is one of the few surviving illustrated classical manuscripts. As such, its importance to art history is…
Electoral graffiti in Pompeii
Page of the Codex Bembinus