Portolan — 1538 (?); Italian, Venice
MS. Canon. Ital. 144
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Portolan — 1538 (?); Italian, Venice
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Ital. 144
Associated place
Venice
Italian
Place of origin
Italian, Venice
Date
1538 (?)
Language
Italian
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Decoration
Fine maps.
Fine diagrams. By Battista Agnese. (Pächt and Alexander ii. 1009)
Binding
16th century, Italian (as MS., 1538?, Venice): wood boards; dark red leather with blind and gilt lines, small gilt stamps, and centrepieces formed by two interlocking gilt squares (nothing within); traces of four clasps, all fittings lost; plain original spine, later repaired at the Bodleian with fabric down inner joints. 447–54 307–8 c. 16–22 (book closed). Cf. MS. Canon. Ital. 142 (smaller format).
Acquisition
Purchased by the Bodleian in 1817
Provenance
Matteo Luigi Canonici, 1727–1805
Giuseppe Canonici , -1807
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Title
Portolan
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Ital. 144
Date
c. 1538
Language
Italian
Physical extent
1 volume
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Collection contents
Canonici Italian
Portolan
