Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics
MS. Holkham Gr. 93
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics
Shelfmark
MS. Holkham Gr. 93
Date
15th century
Language
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment (vellum)
Physical extent
iii + 120 vellum folios + iii paper leaves foliated as 121–123.
Hands
Written possibly by an Italian hand.
Decoration
Rather simple decorative initials indicating beginning of each book.
Binding
Holkham binding of dark blue tooled leather, with Coke family ostrich crest in gilt in the centre of the upper cover; Date: early nineteenth century. Rebound by John Jones of Liverpool (worked for Holkham 1816–1823. The spine lettered in gilt: /ARISTOTELIS/ E THIC. /AD/ NICOMACHUM/GR.–/ MS. VEL./ SÆC. XV./ in pasted black leather: MS. /HOLKHAM/ Gr. 93. Underneath this pasted leather (in gilt): 279
Provenance
Ownership Notes: fol. 1r, top right in black ink: signature of Thomas William Coke
Catalogue Nrs: front paste down, i(v), middle, in pencil: MS Holkham Gr. 93; fol. ii(r): (in pencil) No 271 (sup lin 293) 279 D2 B7; Olim Holkham Hall, Libr. of the Earl of Leicester, 279
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