Leonardo Bruni, Poggio Bracciolini — 15th century, third quarter; Italian, Bologna (?)
MS. Lat. class. d. 27
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Leonardo Bruni, Poggio Bracciolini — 15th century, third quarter; Italian, Bologna (?)
Shelfmark
MS. Lat. class. d. 27
Place of origin
Italian, Bologna (?)
Date
15th century, third quarter
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
ii (modern parchment) + 56 + ii (modern parchment)
Hands
Humanistic script
Decoration
Fine partial border (fol.1).
Fine initials.
Binding
English binding, c.1920s/30s, polished brown leather over pasteboards, the spine lettered in gilt 'DE | BELLO | GOTH | ICO'; two fore-edge clasps
Acquisition
Bequeathed by him, 1931.
Provenance
On fol.1 within a laurel wreath are the defaced arms: azure (?), a lion rampant gules or or (?), perhaps Ricciabani of Florence.
C. M. Firth
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