Ps.-Quintillian — 15th century, middle; Italian, Rome
MS. Selden Supra 22
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Description
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Title
Ps.-Quintillian — 15th century, middle; Italian, Rome
Shelfmark
MS. Selden Supra 22
Place of origin
Italian, Rome
Date
15th century, middle
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Hands
Humanistic script, possibly not written by an Italian. (Pächt and Alexander ii. 250)
Decoration
Fine border.
Fine initials. (Pächt and Alexander ii. 250, pl. XXII)
Binding
Stamped brown leather on boards, clasps partly gone, 15th cent. Venetian (?) work.
Acquisition
Acquired by the Bodleian in 1659
Provenance
Probably made for Richard Bole, who was in Rome c. 1447–1448 and was later associated with the Kemp family. (Pächt and Alexander ii. 250)
John Selden, 1584–1654
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Title
Nineteen Declamations here attributed to Marcus Fabius Quintilianus
Shelfmark
MS. Selden Supra 22
Summary
Nineteen Declamations here attributed to Marcus Fabius Quintilianus, with a few notes. Their real author is unknown. The incipits are:
Sentio judices pudori fol. 2
Si juvenis innocentissimus fol. 14v
Satis dedecoris atque fol. 23v
Positus P. C. in ea conditione fol. 32v
Quamvis judices in tanta fol. 44v
Etiam si judices in hac fol. 58v
Sentio judices plurimum fol. 72
Quamvis judices plurimum fol. 79
Neminem judices unquam fol. 92
Quamvis judices inter eos fol. 104v
Expectaveram quidem fol. 114v
Quamvis judices innumerabiles fol. 120v
Credo ego judices plerosque fol. 136v
Sentio judices hanc quoque fol. 146v
Etsi judices ita natam fol. 152v
Etsi sanctissimi viri fol. 160v
Lassatus per diversos fol. 166v
Etsi judices callidissimus fol. 177v
Debebatur quidem fol. 187
In the border on fol. 2 are the arms, Gules three garbs or within a bordure engrailed of the last, possibly an addition. On fol. 196v are the Randolph arms (Gules on a cross argent five mullets sable, here uncoloured) followed by 'Crucem tenebræ fugiunt . quod: Edm: Randolph', early 17th cent.
Date
Written in the 15th century in Italy
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, with illuminated border, capitals, etc.; binding, stamped brown leather on boards, clasps partly gone, 15th cent. Venetian (?) work
Physical extent
197 Leaves
Custodial history
Manuscript 3424 acquired by the Bodleian Library
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Collection contents
Nineteen Declamations here attributed to Marcus Fabius Quintilianus
