Godfrey of Viterbo — 14th century, second half; Italian, Naples (?)
MS. Lat. hist. c. 1
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Godfrey of Viterbo — 14th century, second half; Italian, Naples (?)
Shelfmark
MS. Lat. hist. c. 1
Place of origin
Italian, Naples (?)
Date
14th century, second half
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
ii + 178 leaves
Decoration
Good border (now largely cut out) on fol. 1r. Acanthus leaves, gold disks, bird. In the upper margin erased coat of arms.
Illuminated initials with floral designs, extending into margins, and gold discs (rubbed) on fols. 1r, 20v and 159v.
Plain red and blue initials.
Binding
20th(?)-cent. plain parchment laced-case binding; the spine inscribed 'GOTIFREDUS | PANTHEON'
Acquisition
E. P. Goldschmidt, Cat. 13, no. 73, 1928. Bought.
Provenance
Erased arms, fol. 1r
Obit of Ferdinand I, king of Naples, 1494, entered fol. 176v
Shelfmark 'Col. 14 Scaf[fale] 6'
'Agostino Nicosiensis', 18th century
J. P. Long
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