Horace — 1477; Italian, North-east
MS. Add. A. 169
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Horace — 1477; Italian, North-east
Shelfmark
MS. Add. A. 169
Place of origin
Italian, North-east
Date
1477
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
paper
Physical extent
110 fols.
Decoration
Coloured initial.
Spaces left for other initials.
Acquisition
Sotheby's, 20–21 June 1860, lot. 258; purchased by the Bodleian.
Provenance
Fol. 107: 'finis .M.CCCC.L.XXVII'. Ruling is on the versos of leaves only, which suggests an origin in north-east Italy.
Pressmark 'Kk. d. 21', fol. 110v and back pastedown; in the same series as the pressmark 'V. c. 4' in MS. Add. A. 168, also of Italian origin.
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