Petrarch — 15th century, third quarter; Italian, Florence
MS. Add. C. 14
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Petrarch — 15th century, third quarter; Italian, Florence
Shelfmark
MS. Add. C. 14
Place of origin
Italian, Florence
Date
15th century, third quarter
Language
Italian
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment, paper
Hands
Humanistic script. (Pächt and Alexander ii. 285, pl. XXVI)
Decoration
Fine initial. fol. 1r Type initial R(omolo) Subject Gold 8-line initial with white-stem interlace and floral designs.
Fine border. Type border, upper, left and lower margins Subject White-stem interlace, floral designs, gold disks, three birds, three butterflies and four putti. In the lower margin two putti support a laurel wreath, encircling a medallion, left blank to be filled with a coat of arms.
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Title
Petrarch, Vite degli Uomini illustri
Shelfmark
MS. Add. C. 14
Summary
Le Vite degli Uomini illustri, thirty-five Lives, chiefly connected with Roman History, written in Latin by Petrarch, and translated into Italian by Donato degli Albanzani de Pratovecchio: there is no general title or rubric: the Life of Caesar is of inordinate length (fols. 100v-220v): a list of contents is at the end.
Date
written in the 15th century
Language
Italian
Physical facet
On paper, with illuminated border and capital (on fol. 1, which is of parchment)
Physical extent
308 Leaves
Custodial history
Catalogue of the ... collection of Splendid Manuscripts ... formed by M. Guglielmo Libri 1859 no. 791.
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Collection contents
Petrarch, Vite degli Uomini illustri
