Valerius Maximus — 15th century, middle; Italian, North (?)
MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 263
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Valerius Maximus — 15th century, middle; Italian, North (?)
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 263
Associated place
Italian
Place of origin
Italian, North (?)
Date
15th century, middle
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
paper
Hands
Semi-humanistic script. (Pächt and Alexander ii. 821)
Decoration
Initial. (Pächt and Alexander ii. 821)
Binding
15th century, middle, Italian (as MS.): wood boards; dark brown leather, tooled with triple blind lines in an overall pattern of originally 16 panels with diagonals (partly obscured by new spine(s)); remnants of two fore-edge clasps with lost straps of red textile; edges plain; boards severely damaged and wormed. First reback, 18th century, Italian, now preserved separately, with gilt spine of speckled brown leather and red-leather label; second reback, 1987, Bodleian. 290–292 207–210 c. 50–53 (book closed).
Acquisition
Purchased by the Bodleian in 1817
Provenance
Matteo Luigi Canonici, 1727–1805
Giuseppe Canonici , -1807
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Title
Valerius Maximus, Memorabilia
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 263
Date
15th century, middle
Language
Latin
Physical extent
1 volume
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Collection contents
Canonici Latin Classical
Valerius Maximus, Memorabilia
