Inscriptions

Inscription #1014, S. Maria Novella 094 memorial to messer Niccolò di Lapo da Castelfiorentino 1370

Diplomatic Transcription

Dux morū, cultorq: decus, lux, gloria legum / Hic Dominus Niccola Lapi sua busta reliquit / Mundo fama viret, cęlo mens alma quiescit / MCCCLXX

Critical Transcription

Dux moru(m) cultorq(ue) decus, lux, gloria legum. Hic dominus Nicola Lapi sua busta reliquit. Mundo fama viret c(a)elo mens alma quiescit MCCCLXX

Regularized Transcription

Dux morum, cultorque, decus, lux, gloria legum. Hic dominus Nicola Lapi sua busta reliquit. Mundo fama viret, caelo mens alma quiescit. MCCCLXX

Translation

A guide of morals and upholder of the laws, their ornament, light, and glory, here Messer Niccolò Lapi left his mortal remains. His fame flourishes in the world; his blessed soul rests in heaven. 1370.

Memorial S. Maria Novella 094 memorial to messer Niccolò di Lapo da Castelfiorentino 1370
Taken From manuscript
Position slab
Languages
  • Latin
Keywords
  • date
  • honoree named
  • title
  • year
Database ID 1014

Sources

S. Rosselli, Sepoltuario Fiorentino, autograph pp. 797, no. 94