Esopo Medici: Fable of the Eagle and the Fox

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Title

Esopo Medici: Fable of the Eagle and the Fox

Description

15th century transcription of the Greek text of the fable coupled with an illuminated miniature painted depiction. Followed by the English translation.

Creator

Original commissioned by Lorenzo de Medici; Transcribed manuscript attributed to Demetrios Damilas; Illuminations attributed to Mariano del Buono and Master of the Hamilton Xenophon.

Date

c. 1480

Format

Manuscript Facsimile

Language

Greek with English translation

Type

Text / Still Image

Coverage

15th Century; Italian Renaissance.

Files

Frontispiece.jpg
Eagle_Fox_Greek.jpg
Eagle_Fox.jpg

Citation

Original commissioned by Lorenzo de Medici; Transcribed manuscript attributed to Demetrios Damilas; Illuminations attributed to Mariano del Buono and Master of the Hamilton Xenophon., “Esopo Medici: Fable of the Eagle and the Fox,” Tufts Libraries Omeka, accessed March 28, 2024, https://omeka.library.tufts.edu/items/show/95.