Justin — 14th century; Italy, Ferrara (?)

Title

Justin — 14th century; Italy, Ferrara (?)

Shelfmark

MS. Add. C. 283

Place of origin

Italy, Ferrara (?)

Date

14th century

Language

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

i + 153leaves

Hands

Humanistic script in the same hand as MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 61, and possibly British Library, Add. MS. 12012 (which was signed by Alessio Germanico, pupil of Guarino, in 1433); cf. London, British Library, Burn. 187 which was written by Germanico ( Pächt and Alexander ii. 383)

Decoration

Fine initials in two styles, some unfinished

Border

Arms of the Maffei of Volterra added on fol. 3: azure a demi-stag attired or (saec. XV2)

Binding

Red russia with gold ornament, worn (18th century English work)

Acquisition

Bought as no. 29G1G (lot 1428) on 18th January 1887 for £11 in the Severne Sale

Provenance

'De figli et eredi di Messer Mario Maffei' (fol. 3, erased, saec. XVI-XVII: family of Maffei of Volterra; see José Ruysschaert, 'Recherche des deux bibliothèques romaines Maffei des XVe et XVIe siècles', La Bibliofilía, 60 (1958), 306-355, listing the present manuscript at p. 325 no. 36.

Anthony Askew: his sale, 7 March, 1785, lot 476:

Fol. 1: 'Leigh's Auction. Dr. Askew's Manuscripts [lot 476] £1 12s. M: Wodhull Mar: 15th 1785': Michael Wodhull

Mary Ingram, to whom Wodhull's library was bequeathed (as MS. Don. d. 85, q.v.)

Samuel Amy Severne (as MS. Don. d. 85, q.v.)