Iter Italicum accedunt alia itinera : a database of uncatalogued or incompletely catalogued humanistic manuscripts of the Renaissance in Italian and other libraries /
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| Imprint: | Leiden ; New York : E.J. Brill, 1995. |
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| Description: | 1 computer optical disc ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 user manual (37 p. ; 21 cm.) |
| Language: | Latin |
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| Format: | Unknown |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2722118 |
| Summary: | "The Iter Italicum by P.O. Kristeller constitutes the most comprehensive finding list available of previously uncatalogued or incompletely catalogued Renaissance humanistic manuscripts found in libraries and collections all over the world. Published by Brill Academic Publischers in six volumes between 1963 and 1992, it is an essential tool for any scholar working in the fields of classical, medieval and Renaissance studies.<br>In response to the demands of many users, Brill, in conjunction with Dr Luciano Floridi (Wolfson College, Oxford), is publishing a digital version of the "Iter Italicum on CD-ROM, providing full, quick and easy access to the vast body of invaluable information contained in Professor Kristeller's opus magnum. In the course of a few seconds, the user can search through the 6.000 pages comprising over 22 million characters to find the information they need.<br>The CD-ROM offers a wide range of search possibilities. Using Boolean operators, you can search not only on country, place, library and collection, but also on any key word or combination of key words. With this facility, you can obtain virtually instant access to a wealth of information on themes and subjects, MS titles, incipits, and persons (authors, translators, patrons and dedicatees) in the hundreds of collections and thousands of manuscripts listed and excerpted in the "Iter Italicum. You can save and load your queries, save the results of searches, and mark, edit and transfer information for use in your own documents or Windows databases. Other helpful features include contexts searches and a built-in dictionary of spelling variants of certain words (which is invoked during queries). You are also ableto add your own systems of bookmarks and notes to the text of the "Iter Italicum (and to |
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| Item Description: | Title from title screen. Title on manual and case may be read as: "Iter italicum on CD-ROM"; or, "Iter italicum accedunt alia itinera on CD-ROM". Issued in slipcase. |
| Physical Description: | Computer data and program. 1 computer optical disc ; 4 3/4 in. + |
| Format: | System requirements: IBM-compatible PC with a 386DX processor, 2MB of RAM, 1MB free disk space, VGA monitor, and CD-ROM drive compatible with Multimedia PC (MPC) specification; MS-DOS version 3.1 or later (version 6.2 recommended); Microsoft Windows version 3.1 or later; Microsoft Compact Disc Extensions (MSCDEX) version 2.2 or later and compatible CD-ROM driver; mouse or equivalent pointing device compatible with Windows. |
| ISBN: | 9004101225 |
