Cicero, Opera philosophica; Italy (Florence), 1459
MS. Auct. F. 1. 12
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Cicero, Opera philosophica; Italy (Florence), 1459
Shelfmark
MS. Auct. F. 1. 12
Place of origin
Italian, Florence
Date
1459
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
i + 317 fols.
Hands
Humanistic script attributable to Dominicus Cassii de Narnia .
Decoration
Good historiated border (illuminated interlace border)
Good historiated initials.
Good other initials.
Rubrics.
Acquisition
Presented by Sir Henry Savile in 1620.
Provenance
Written for the bookseller Vespasiano da Bisticii at Florence in 1459: 'Istud Volumen. scriptum et compositum fuit opera Vespasiani. Librarij Florentini. In ciuitate Florentie. de Anno 1459' (fol. v verso).
Annotations in the hand of Jean Jouffroy (d, 1473), a known client of Vespasiano.
'John Doson', late 15th century (fol. iv verso).
William Melton, chancellor of York (d. 1528): 'Iste liber constat Magistro Willelmo Melton' (fol. 317).
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