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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

Terence Commoediae

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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