Cicero, Hyginus — 15th century, last quarter, c. 1487 (?); Italian
MS. Lat. class. e. 50
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Cicero, Hyginus — 15th century, last quarter, c. 1487 (?); Italian
Shelfmark
MS. Lat. class. e. 50
Place of origin
Italian
Date
15th century, last quarter, c. 1487 (?)
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
paper
Physical extent
ii + 215 + ii
Hands
Written in six 'booklets', by numerous hands
Decoration
Plain red initials.
Spaces left for initials.
Astronomical diagram of the globe, with the poles, equator, tropics of cancer and capricorn, and zodiac signs on fol. 34v.
Acquisition
Swann Gallery, NY, 11 Oct. 1979, lot 233, bought by Quaritch for the Bodleian.
Provenance
Dr. Charles Humberd
Sold by Payne to Rev. Henry Drury in 1825; Drury sale 1827, lot 989
Bought by Thorpe for Phillipps
Sir Thomas Phillipps (1792–1872), MS. 3350
Phillipps sale, Sotheby's, 6 June 1898 and following days, lot 668
Sold to Quaritch
Quaritch catalogue 180, 1898, item 29, and Catalogue 211, 1902, item 169
Sotheby's 24 June 1907, lot 715, bought by Leighton for £4 4s.
J. & J. Leighton, Catalogue of Rare Books, Illuminated MSS. and Fine Bindings, Part XIV, CI.-CY., item 7539, re-offered in their Catalogue of Manuscripts, Mostly Illuminated Many in Fine Bindings (c. 1914?, not later than 1915) [Bod. 2593 e. 952/ii], item 67 (£7 7s.)
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