Livy — 15th century, beginning; Italian, Verona (?)
MS. Laud Lat. 112
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Livy — 15th century, beginning; Italian, Verona (?)
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Lat. 112
Date
15th century, beginning
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
ii (modern paper) + 181 + ii (modern paper) folios
Hands
Fere-humanistic bookhand.
Decoration
Fine miniature (defaced), fol. 1r.
Historiated initials at the beginning of decades, fol. 68r, fol. 132r.
Alternating red and blue initials flourished in the opposite colour: 7-line at the beginning of books, 3-line at the beginning of chapters.
Binding
Laudian binding, sewn on five bands. Rebacked.
Acquisition
Part of his third donation to the Bodleian, 1639. Former shelfmark D. 127.
Provenance
William Laud, 1573–1645: 1637
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Title
Livy, First, third and fourth decades
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Lat. 112
Date
15th century, beginning
Language
Latin
Physical extent
180 Leaves
Custodial history
Manuscript 2508 acquired by the Bodleian Library
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Collection contents
Livy, First, third and fourth decades
