Book of Hours, Use of Rome — 1518; Italy, Venice
MS. Canon. Gr. 116
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Book of Hours, Use of Rome — 1518; Italy, Venice
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Gr. 116
Associated place
Italian
Place of origin
Italy, Venice
Date
1518
Language
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
paper
Binding
16th century, Italian (as MS., by an Italian scribe, Venice 1518): wood boards, fairly thick, with partial inside bevel leaving corners proud; brown leather, blind tooling forming a large central panel of criss-crossed lines with interlace border, and an outer edge of alternating blind and gilt stamps; spine cross-hatched with blind lines; remnants of two lost clasps running from front cover to back; gilt gauffered edges, very worn. Repaired, May 1953, Bodleian: spine re-laid on modern leather. 118–119 82–83 c. 30–31 (book closed).
Acquisition
Purchased by the Bodleian in 1817
Provenance
Matteo Luigi Canonici, 1727–1805
Giuseppe Canonici , -1807
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Title
Book of Hours, Use of Rome
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Gr. 116
Date
1518
Language
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Physical extent
1 volume
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Collection contents
Canonici Greek
Book of Hours, Use of Rome
