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Belisarius Aquaviva, Pietro Gravina, Pietro Summonte — before 1518; Italian, Naples

MS. Rawl. C. 893

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Title

Belisarius Aquaviva, Pietro Gravina, Pietro Summonte — before 1518; Italian, Naples

Shelfmark

MS. Rawl. C. 893

Date

before 1518

Language

Latin

Contents

Belisarius Aquaviva De educatione principum
Belisarius Aquaviva Paraphrase of Ps.-Aristotle, Oeconomica
Pietro Gravina Pietro Summonte Letters

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Decoration

Fine historiated border.

Fine initials.

Acquisition

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1755

Provenance

Richard Rawlinson, 1690–1755

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Title

Belisarius Aquaviva, De educatione principum and Paraphrase of Ps.-Aristotle, Oeconomica; Pietro Gravina and Pietro Summonte, Letters

Shelfmark

MS. Rawl. C. 893

Summary

Codici præfixæ sunt epistolæ duæ encomiasticæ a Petro Gravina et Petro Summontio, quarum prima impressa exstat ut supra, p. 193. His insequitur (in folio colore purpureo tincto) dedicatio, in qua auctor Francisco [Remolini], cardinali Surrentino tit. SS. Job. et Pauli, compatri ejus, se commendat. Hæc dedicatio impressa est in Cat. codd. T. Rawlinson, p. 53, ubi autem (ut etiam manu ejusdem Rawlinson in codice ipso) Franc. Macchiavelli male pro Remolini habetur.

Date

early 16th century

Language

Latin

Physical facet

On parchment, in quarto; manu Italica pulchre exaratus atque quoad literas initiales ornatus

Physical extent

78 Leaves

Custodial history

Olim "ex libris Joannis de Sirmondz," "ex Gothalania;" denique inter codd. Tho. Rawlinson 701, et inde pretio quinque solidorum acquisitus.

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Rawlinson Manuscripts

Rawlinson C: History, Theology

Belisarius Aquaviva, De educatione principum and Paraphrase of Ps.-Aristotle, Oeconomica; Pietro Gravina and Pietro Summonte, Letters

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  • Acquaviva, Belisario

  • Gravina, Pietro, approximately 1452-approximately 1528 or 1529

  • Summonte, Pietro, 1463-1526

  • Rawlinson, Richard, 1690-1755

  • Aristotle, pseudo

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  • MS. Rawl. C. 893, fol. 5

  • MS. Rawl. C. 893, fol. 26

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