Guarino da Verona — 15th century, first half (?) (to judge from the script, but the watermarks are of later types); Italian, North

Title

Guarino da Verona — 15th century, first half (?) (to judge from the script, but the watermarks are of later types); Italian, North

Shelfmark

MS. Lat. misc. e. 123

Associated place

Fordingbridge

Place of origin

Italian, North

Date

15th century, first half (?) (to judge from the script, but the watermarks are of later types)

Language

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

Paper. Watermarks: ox-head with cross, similar to Briquet no. 14535, not in Piccard; letter B in circle with cross, similar to Briquet no. 8060.

Physical extent

ii + 32 leaves (fol.i–ii, 31–32 are later flyleaves)

Hands

Two similar informal gothic bookhands: a fol.1r–13r l.9, 15r–24v; b fol.13r l.10–14v, 25v–30r

Decoration

Red initial with pen flourishes on fol. 15. Plain red and blue initials.

Binding

Late 18th cent. binding in half russia with title on spine: Guarini Veron. Gramatica MS. saec. XV

Acquisition

Bought, 1977.

Provenance

'Antonius' (fol. 24v, among childish scribbles on fols. 24v, 30v)

Celotti sale, Sotheby's 14 March 1825 and three days following, lot 160, bought by Thorpe for 9s/6d

Sir Thomas Phillipps (1792–1872), MS. 938, his sale, Sothebys, 17 May 1897 and three days following, lot 343 (this number on a circular label), bought by Hodgkin for £1

John Eliot Hodgkin (d. 1912) (with his bookplate)

Not found in Rariora, being notes of some of the printed books, manuscripts, historical documents, medals, engravings, pottery, etc. collected 1858–1900 by J. E. Hodgkin, London, 1902

Acquired too late for inclusion in J. C. Jeaffreson, The Manuscripts of J. Eliot Hodgkin, Esq., F.S.A. (Historical Manuscripts Commission, Fifteenth Report, Appendix, Part 2), London, 1897), his sale, Sotheby's 12 May 1914, lot 651, bought by Leighton for £1 16s.

H. S. W. Edwards, of Fordingbridge (bookplate), 1921