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Valerius Maximus, Festus, Walter Map — 14th century, end; Italian, Veneto

MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 260

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Title

Valerius Maximus, Festus, Walter Map — 14th century, end; Italian, Veneto

Shelfmark

MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 260

Place of origin

Italian, Veneto

Date

14th century, end

Language

Latin

Italian

Contents

1. (fol. 3) Valerius Maximus Memorabilia
2. (fol. 123v) Festus Breuiarium rerum gestarum populi Romani
3. (fol. 127v) Walter Map Epistola Valerii ad Rufinum ne ducat uxorem
4. (fol. 130v) Moral sentences from Seneca, Augustine, Cicero, Terence and others.
5. (fol. 132) Consolatory letter
Item 5 is preceded by extracts made by Canonici from a diary of Altobelli Averoldi, bishop of Pola, for 1516–1523, headed 'Copia di quanto ho trovato scritti di pugno del Vescovo Altobello Averoldo sulle prime pagine d' un Antioo Valerio Massimo, manuscritto di raggione del S. Co. Ignazio Zanardis a me da esso dona terni ?'

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

ff. 134 in folio

Decoration

Fine initials (some damaged). (Pächt and Alexander ii. 141)

Acquisition

Purchased by the Bodleian in 1817

Provenance

Matteo Luigi Canonici, 1727–1805

Giuseppe Canonici , -1807

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Title

Val. Maximus

Shelfmark

MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 260

Summary

Valerius Maximus, Memorabilia

Walter Map, Epistola Valerii ad Rufinum ne ducat uxorem (= De nugis curialium, iv 3-5)

Festus, Breuiarium rerum gestarum populi Romani

Date

14th century, end

Language

Latin

Physical extent

1 volume

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Collection contents

Canonici Manuscripts

Canonici Latin Classical

Val. Maximus

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  • Averoldi, Altobello, 1468–1531

  • Terence

  • Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, the younger, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D.

  • Cicero, Marcus Tullius

  • Canonici, Matteo Luigi, 1727-1805

  • Valerius Maximus

  • Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo

  • Canonici, Giuseppe (d. 1807)

  • Rufus, Sextus

  • Map, Walter, active 1200

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