Historia Apollonis regis Tyri — 16th century, beginning; Italian
MS. Canon. Ital. 25
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Historia Apollonis regis Tyri — 16th century, beginning; Italian
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Ital. 25
Place of origin
Italian
Date
16th century, beginning
Language
Italian
Contents
Form
codex
Support
Paper, folded in folio; watermark cardinal's hat (type Piccard-Online 32247-32293; northern Italy, early 16th century), perhaps closest to PO 32269 (Udine, 1503)
Physical extent
iii + 131 + iileaves
Hands
Humanistic cursiva; one hand.
Decoration
3- to 5-line blue initials with red penwork.
Rubrics and (to fol. 75v) marginal headings in red.
Binding
18th century quarter-leather binding; title on the spine and fore-edge 'Philostrato'.
Acquisition
Purchased by the Bodleian in 1817.
Provenance
Jacopo Soranzo (?): 'probably Soranzo's' according to J. B. Mitchell (Bodleian card catalogue) on the evidence of the binding, interpreted as a 'rehashed' Soranzo binding.
Matteo Luigi Canonici, 1727–1805.
Giuseppe Canonici , -1807.
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Title
Historia Apollonis regis Tyri (Italian version)
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Ital. 25
Date
16th century, beginning
Language
Italian
Physical extent
1 volume
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Collection contents
Canonici Italian
Historia Apollonis regis Tyri (Italian version)
