Cicero — 15th century, beginning; Italian, North-east
MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 235
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Cicero — 15th century, beginning; Italian, North-east
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 235
Place of origin
Italian, North-east
Date
15th century, beginning
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Decoration
Fine border.
Initial. (Pächt and Alexander ii. 777, pl. LXXIII)
Binding
15th century, Northern European?: wood boards almost flush with textblock, curved outside bevel; red tawed leather with blind triple lines making a pattern with lost bosses (three at each edge and one central); corners protected at edges with metal studs, mostly extant; remains of two nailed clasps with lost textile straps; edges plain, title in ink at lower edge. 238–239 173 c. 35–38 (book closed).
Acquisition
Purchased by the Bodleian in 1817
Provenance
Matteo Luigi Canonici, 1727–1805
Giuseppe Canonici , -1807
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Title
Cicero, Disputationes Tusculanae (end lost)
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 235
Date
15th century, beginning
Language
Latin
Physical extent
1 volume
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Collection contents
Canonici Latin Classical
Cicero, Disputationes Tusculanae (end lost)
