Cicero — 12th century, first half; German
MS. Holkham misc. 33
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Cicero — 12th century, first half; German
Shelfmark
MS. Holkham misc. 33
Place of origin
German
Date
12th century, first half
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
ii (paper) + 49 + ii (paper) (from fol. 23-end)
Hands
Rather angular caroline minuscule.
Decoration
Red initials with silvering now oxidized on fols. 1, 15v, 23v.
Binding
Typical Holkham binding of polished brown leather; the spine lettered from top to bottom 'M. T. CICERONIS TUSCULANAR. – MS. SÆC.XV. [sic]'.
Provenance
There are marginal notes in various Italian hands of the 13th-15th centuries.
A note on the philosophical works of Cicero on fol. 1r has been erased and re-written on fol. iii verso in a 15th-century humanist hand, headed by 'ies'.
Giuseppe Valletta (1636–1714), Naples (on whom see Hassall, 1970, 22, 22 n. 9), signed 'I. V.' (fol. iii verso).
Bookplate of 'THOMAS WILLIAM COKE', formerly Norfolk, Holkham Hall, MS. 380.
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