Cicero — 14th century, middle; Italian, Bologna
MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 252
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Cicero — 14th century, middle; Italian, Bologna
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 252
Place of origin
Italian, Bologna
Date
14th century, middle
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Decoration
Fine miniatures. fol. 1r Type miniature Subject Man offering keys to another, both in red cloaks; four other figures in long tunics and cloaks stand around.
Fine borders.
Fine historiated initials. (Pächt and Alexander ii. 126, pl. XII) fol. 2v Type initial T Subject Two men in robes and headdresses; one hands a small dog over to another. fol. 28v Type initial Q Subject A man and a woman embracing. fol. 44v Type initial P Subject Two figures in the loop of the initial; one leans out to grapple with a third figure in the border.
Acquisition
Purchased by the Bodleian in 1817
Provenance
Matteo Luigi Canonici, 1727–1805
Giuseppe Canonici , -1807
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Title
Cicero, De officiis (with commentary) (end lost)
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 252
Date
14th century, middle
Language
Latin
Physical extent
1 volume
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Collection contents
Canonici Latin Classical
Cicero, De officiis (with commentary) (end lost)
