Sagittarius (The Archer), in a late Roman version of Cicero's 'Aratea'
Made in France, probably in Rheims, about
820-840, this manuscript has a copy of a famous poem on the
constellations and planets. The result of several layers of
translation and being added to, the poem is a late Roman version of
a Latin translation done in the 1st century BCE by Cicero. Cicero
had translated a Greek poem written in the 3rd century BCE by
Aratus. Hence, it was known as the 'Aratea…
Subject
- Kent
- St. Augustine's
- Manuscripts
- medieval -- Great Britain
- Manuscript
Type of item
- http://data.europeana.eu/concept/base/39
- Still Image
- Illuminated manuscript
- Illuminated manuscript
Date
- 830
- 0830
Medium
- Ink and pigments on vellum
Subject
- Kent
- St. Augustine's
- Manuscripts
- medieval -- Great Britain
- Manuscript
Type of item
- http://data.europeana.eu/concept/base/39
- Still Image
- Illuminated manuscript
- Illuminated manuscript
Date
- 830
- 0830
Medium
- Ink and pigments on vellum
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
User generated content
- false
Creation date
- http://semium.org/time/08xx
Places
- 614500 , 157500
- Canterbury
- United Kingdom
- Britain
- Great Britain
- U.K.
- UK
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Identifier
- http://data.europeana.eu/item/92037/_http___www_bl_uk_onlinegallery_onlineex_illmanus_harlmanucoll_s_zoomify75958_html
- 011HRL000000647U00006000
- Harley MS 647
Extent
- 32
- 27.5
- Centimetres
Format
- jpeg
Is part of
- Illuminated Manuscripts. Collect Britain
- The European Library
Year
- 830
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
Timestamp created
- 2022-03-11T11:28:52.536Z
Timestamp updated
- 2022-03-11T11:28:52.536Z