2. The Vatican Manuscript of Virgils Aeneid is an illustrated
manuscript written in Rome. It contains fragments of Virgils Aeneid
and Georgics. It is one of the oldest surviving illustrated
codices. It is one of the oldest sources for the text of the
Aeneid. 3. When? This manuscript of the Aeneid was probably
produced at the end of the fourth century in Italy. How? Most
likely a stationer (bookseller)employed a local scribe (someone who
copies books) and an artist to produce this manuscript. 4. This
manuscript is a testimony that Italy was capable of producing books
and literature as far back as the 4th century. It also reflects
that in the 4th century, scribes were highly valued. 5. As we can
see from the picture, the human figures are painted in a classical
style with natural proportions. The artifact reveals that art was
important to the people at this time. 6. In this manuscript, there
is no separation between words to leave room for the illustrations.
This reveals the art was more valued than the actual writing.
Forexampleitwouldloo klikethis. 7. The Aeneid was the central Latin
literary text of the Middle Age. It shows modern day historians
that writing and literature was valued to the people. Considering
there were no spaces between the words, this artifact really proves
that writing has come a long way! We can mass print books today
instead of having to copy them by hand. 8. Thank you for listening!
I hope you found this presentation helpful and insightful! 9.
1."Herald of Christianity and Magus: One of the Oldest Surviving
Illustrated Codices (Circa 380 CE)." : From Cave Paintings to the
Internet. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2013. 2. "Carleton College." :
Likenesses into Presence: The Vatican Virgil. N.p., n.d. Web. 23
Sept. 2013. 3. "Category:Vatican Vergil." - Wikimedia Commons.
N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2013.
