Terence — First half of 11th century; England
Brasenose College MS. 18
Brasenose College, University of Oxford
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Title
Terence — First half of 11th century; England
Shelfmark
Brasenose College MS. 18
Place of origin
England
Date
First half of 11th century
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
Parchment
Physical extent
109 leaves [+2 parchment, 2 paper front flyleaves, 2 back flyleaves]
Decoration
Fine decorative capital 'S' at beginning.
Comic marginal face on leaf 21r, finely executed pointing fingers on ff. 9v and 54v,
Binding
17th century red goat over boards; intricate gold tooling.
Acquisition
Bookplate of Robert Shippen on inside of lower board. Given by Robert Shippen, Principal, to BNC 1738.
Provenance
Acquired in Venice in 1632 from Cardinal Bembo (d. 1547) by Sir Henry Wotton (who purchased it from Bembo's heirs) and William Hacwell.
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