Q. Curtius Rufus — 15th century, third quarter; Italian, Rome (?)
MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 136
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Q. Curtius Rufus — 15th century, third quarter; Italian, Rome (?)
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 136
Place of origin
Italian, Rome (?)
Date
15th century, third quarter
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Decoration
Fine border. fol. 1r Type border, upper, left and lower margin Subject Interlaced stems, birds, deer. At the bottom of the page two putti support a wreath with the coat of arms of the Forteguerri family of Perugia or Pistoia.
Fine initials. Close to the style of Joachinus de Gigantibus . (Pächt and Alexander ii. 355, pl. XXXIII)
Acquisition
Purchased by the Bodleian in 1817
Provenance
Matteo Luigi Canonici, 1727–1805
Giuseppe Canonici , -1807
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Title
Q. Curtius Rufus, Historia Alexandri Magni
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 136
Date
15th century, third quarter
Language
Latin
Physical extent
1 volume
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Collection contents
Canonici Latin Classical
Q. Curtius Rufus, Historia Alexandri Magni
