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Inscriptions

Inscription #2572, Angeli Cappella di San Giovanni Decollato de Stoldi a

Diplomatic Transcription

[A • D • MC]CC[L]XXXVII • dOMn' • PhILIPP' nEROnIS • FECIT • FIERI • hAN[C] / [CAPPELLAM PRO ANIMA] AnGELE • M[ATRI]S • SVE • 7 • SVORVM • MORTV[ORUM]

Critical Transcription

A(nno) D(omini) MCCCLXXXVII dom(i)n(us) Philipp(us) Neronis fecit fieri hanc cappellam pro anima Angel(a)e matris su(a)e (et) suorum mortuorum

Regularized Transcription

Anno Domini MCCCLXXXVII dominus Philippus Neronis fecit fieri hanc cappellam pro anima Angelae matris suae et suorum mortuorum

Translation

In the year of the Lord 1387, don Filippo di Nerone caused this chapel to be made for the soul of Angela, his mother, and for their dead.

Memorial Angeli Cappella di San Giovanni Decollato de Stoldi
Taken From monument
Position
Text Direction
Letterform Gothic
Languages
  • Latin
Keywords
  • commissioner named
  • date
  • honoree named
  • title
  • woman mentioned by name
  • year
Database ID 2572

Sources

D. Gordon, "The paintings" pp. 201

Notes

  • [a] The inscription has suffered significant losses. See Dillian Gordon (2022, p. 201) for discussion of its discovery, conservation, and reconstruction. The lacunae in square brackets are based on Gordon, while extant letters are based on the surviving portions of the inscription.