Horace, Persius — 1460; Italian, Central, Florence (?)
MS. Montagu e. 8
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Horace, Persius — 1460; Italian, Central, Florence (?)
Shelfmark
MS. Montagu e. 8
Place of origin
Italian, Central, Florence (?)
Date
1460
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
156 fols.
Decoration
Good initials. Written in humanistic script by Jo. Albertaccio di Daniello degli Alberti. (Pächt and Alexander ii. 276)
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Title
Horace, works and Persius, fragment
Shelfmark
MS. Montagu e. 8
Summary
Comprise:
(fol.1) Horace's Poems:
(fol. 1) Satires;
(fol. 39) Odes;
(fol. 94v) Epodes and Carmen Seculare, called together 'Secularia carmina';
(fol. 107v) Ars Poëtica;
(fol. 117) Epistles.
(fol. 145e). The Satires of Persius, with no author's name. 'Jo. Albertaccio di Daniello degli Alberti scripsi questo libro di mia propria mano. nel. M.cccc°lx°...'.
Date
written in A.D. 1460 in Italy
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment.
Physical extent
163 Leaves
Custodial history
The Persius was temporarily separated from the Juvenal by Montagu, who acquired them in or before May, 1831, see fol. 144.
Old (until about 1890) MS. Montagu no. 3.
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Collection contents
Horace, works and Persius, fragment
