Portolan — 17th century; Italian
MS. Canon. Ital. 140
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Portolan — 17th century; Italian
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Ital. 140
Associated place
Italian
Place of origin
Italian
Date
17th century
Language
Italian
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Binding
17th century, Italian (as MS.): thin pasteboards covered by reddish-brown leather, undecorated except for circles scratched later on the back; paste-downs formed from the first and last sides of the maps (pp. 1, 6); holes for two lost pairs of fore-edge ties, with other marks perhaps indicating some further lost fastening(s) or fitting(s). The middle chart of the Mediterranean Sea (pp. 3–4) extends onto a neck (folded flap) with a roundel depicting the Virgin and Child. 435–438 272–274 c. 11–12 (book closed).
Acquisition
Purchased by the Bodleian in 1817
Provenance
Dated 16th century in the Quarto catalogue, but Richard Pflederer and A companion to Mediterranean History (eds. Peregrine Horden, Sharon Kinoshita, 2014), attribute the portolan maps to Placido Caloiro e Oliva (fl. at Messina, 1621–1665).
Matteo Luigi Canonici, 1727–1805
Giuseppe Canonici , -1807
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Title
Portolan
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Ital. 140
Date
17th century
Language
Italian
Physical extent
1 volume
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Collection contents
Canonici Italian
Portolan
