Aristotle, Walter Burley — 15th century, third quarter; Italian, Milan
MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 280
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Description
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Title
Aristotle, Walter Burley — 15th century, third quarter; Italian, Milan
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 280
Place of origin
Italian, Milan
Date
15th century, third quarter
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Decoration
Fine historiated border. fol. 2r Type full border Subject Rectangular border in gold frame with white vine-stem decoration on red, green, blue and gold background. Four panels in gold frames: (upper margin) crown over IHS monogram; (right and left margins) hand holding branches with flowers and leaves, surrounded by a scroll with lettering on silver background (oxidised, illegible); laurel wreath with a coat of arms (argent a lion rampant gules holding a sword argent with overall a bend azure with three flowers or with a black ecclesiastical hat; initials 'BT').
Fine initials. (Pächt and Alexander ii. 545, pl. LI) 7- to 8-line gold initials with white vine-stem decoration on red, green, blue and gold background on fols. 2r, 6r, 14v, 33r, 52r, 69v, 93v, 102v, 122v.
Acquisition
Purchased by the Bodleian in 1817
Provenance
Matteo Luigi Canonici, 1727–1805
Giuseppe Canonici , -1807
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Title
Aristotle, Politics (tr. Leonardo Bruni) and Walter Burley, Conclusiones seu tituli eorum quae tractantur in libris X Ethicorum)
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 280
Date
15th century, third quarter
Language
Latin
Physical extent
1 volume
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Collection contents
Canonici Latin Classical
Aristotle, Politics (tr. Leonardo Bruni) and Walter Burley, Conclusiones seu tituli eorum quae tractantur in libris X Ethicorum)
