Origen's Peri Archon, or First Principles, translated by Rufinus

Prints and Drawings

1470/80 (17th century binding)

Italian (Florence)
decorations related to the work of Francesco d’Antonio del Chierico (Italian, 1433-1484)
text by Origen, or Origen Adamantius (Greek, 185-254 A.D.)
translation from the Greek to Latin by Rufinus (Italian, 344 or 345-410 A.D.)

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Artist: Origen (Author)
Title: Origen's Peri Archon, or First Principles, translated by Rufinus
Place: Italy (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1470–1480
Medium: Manuscript with 174 folios, decorations in tempera and gold leaf, and latin inscriptions in humanistica rotunda, in brown black ink, ruled in silverpoint, with red and blue ink, on parchment, bound in limp vellum (missing two leather ties) with gilded and stamped edges
Dimensions: 32 × 22 cm (12 5/8 × 8 11/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulus
Reference Number: 1920.97
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