Cicero, Macrobius — 1383; Italian, Bologna
MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 257
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Cicero, Macrobius — 1383; Italian, Bologna
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 257
Place of origin
Italian, Bologna
Date
1383
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
36+1 fols.
Decoration
Fine miniatures. Type miniature Subject Three scenes. Scipio, with a sword and long cloak, and King Masinissa, in a crown, long robe and cloak, stand next to one another conversing. King Masinissa looks up at a semicircular diagram, showing the heavenly spheres. Scipio and King Masinissa seated on a long decorated seat, conversing. fol. 1v Type miniature Subject Scipio asleep in bed, his sword placed by his side, supports with one hand a circle of spheres. In the centre of the circle are Rome and Carthage, surrounded by the Milky Way. Against it are three sets of figures, showing Scipio embracing his father; speaking to his grandfather, Scipio Africanus; and conversing with both of them together. fol. 3r Type miniature Subject Macrobius writing at desk, next to an open cupboard with books, lying flat on shelves. On the desk is a circular stand with two open books.
Good borders.
Good diagrams.
Good historiated initials. fol. 1r Type initial M Subject Macrobius, holding open book. Type initial C Subject Head-and-shoulders portrait of a young man. Rewritten inscription as written 'in alma urbe in 1383', fol. 36v. (Pächt and Alexander ii. 128, pl. XII)
Acquisition
Purchased by the Bodleian in 1817
Provenance
Matteo Luigi Canonici, 1727–1805
Giuseppe Canonici , -1807
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Title
Cicero, Somnium Scipionis (with glosses) and Macrobius, Commentary on Cicero, Somnium Scipionis (with glosses)
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 257
Date
1383
Language
Latin
Physical extent
1 volume
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Collection contents
Canonici Latin Classical
Cicero, Somnium Scipionis (with glosses) and Macrobius, Commentary on Cicero, Somnium Scipionis (with glosses)
