Andrea di Domenico Fiocco ('Lucius Fenestella'), Gasparino Barzizza, Petrarch (?), Macrobius — 15th century, first half; Italy

Title

Andrea di Domenico Fiocco ('Lucius Fenestella'), Gasparino Barzizza, Petrarch (?), Macrobius — 15th century, first half; Italy

Shelfmark

MS. D'Orville 50

Date

15th century, first half

Language

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

paper

Physical extent

iv + 44 leaves

Acquisition

Acquired by the Bodleian in 1804

Provenance

Jacques Phillippe D'Orville of Amsterdam (1690–1751)

Jean D'Orville, b. 1734, his son, by descent

Jean D'Orville, son of Jean, by descent

Sold to the Rev. John Cleaver Banks (1765/1766–1845): purchased from him by the Bodleian

Title

'Andree Dominici [Fiocchi] Florentini ad reuerendissimum in Christo patrem dominum B[randa da Castiglione] cardinalem Placentinum de Romanis potestatibus ...', in two books, with an 'Epilogus Gasparini Pergamensis de officiis Romane urbis.'

Shelfmark

MS. D'Orville 50

Summary

Fiocchi's work has been often printed under the name of Lucius Fenestella.

At fol. 40 are two leaves from a Macrobius in the same hand as the rest of the volume (Saturn. ii. 7-8 'Improbe Neptunum-- medendumque fieri opor-'; iii. 2-3 'Pictorem verbum--Nos pauidi trepi-').

Date

written in the second half of the 15th cent. in Italy

Language

Latin

Physical facet

On paper

Physical extent

44 Leaves