Plutarch, Leonardo Bruni, Basil the Great, Xenophon — 15th century, second quarter; Italian, Florence
MS. Douce 214
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Plutarch, Leonardo Bruni, Basil the Great, Xenophon — 15th century, second quarter; Italian, Florence
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 214
Date
15th century, second quarter
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
ii + 208leaves
Hands
Written by Johannes Andreae de Colonia , fol. 201v.
Decoration
Fine borders.
Fine historiated initials.
Fine other initials.
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834
Provenance
Francis Douce, 1757–1834
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Title
Translations of Plutarch's Lives with other Latin translations
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 214
Summary
Comprises:
(fol. 1) Plutarch's Lives of Mark Antony (with preface), Pyrrhus, Paulus Aemilius, the Gracchi, Sertorius (with preface), Cato of Utica, and Demosthenes, tr. into Latin by Leonardo Bruni of Arezzo
(fol. 104) '... Cicero Novus ...', a Life of Cicero by Leonardo Bruni, with preface
(fol. 120) '... Magni Basilii liber ad iuuenes religiosos ...', tr. by Leonardo Bruni, with preface
(fol. 128) 'Xenophontis ... liber Quid igitur tyrannus ...', the Hiero, tr. by Leonardo Bruni, with preface
(fol. 136) Plutarch's Lives of Cimon and Lucullus, and of Aristides and Cato the Censor, with the comparison of the two, the two first tr. into Latin by Leonardo Justiniani of Venice, with preface, and the rest by Francesco Barbaro, with preface.
At end ' Has igitur ... Vitas ... magnifico Alexandro de Miraballis de Neapoli Ioannes Andree de Colonia scripsit et tandem absoluit. Deo laus.' The arms of the Miraballi are probably the ones depicted on fol. 1 (or, a lion rampant azure armed and langued gules).
Date
written in the 15th cent. in Italy by Johannes Andreae de Colonia
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment,with illuminated borders, capitals, etc.
Physical extent
208 Leaves
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Collection contents
Translations of Plutarch's Lives with other Latin translations
