Q. Curtius Rufus — c. 1440–1450; Italian, Florence
MS. Auct. F. 2. 25
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Q. Curtius Rufus — c. 1440–1450; Italian, Florence
Shelfmark
MS. Auct. F. 2. 25
Place of origin
Italian, Florence
Date
c. 1440–1450
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
157leaves
Hands
Humanistic script
Decoration
Good border
Good initials
Acquisition
Given to the Bodleian in 1601 by Sir John Fortescue( MLGB3)
Provenance
Oxford, Oxfordshire, Lincoln College: (fol. 155v) a monogram; and 'Γνωθι σαυτον' (s. xvi). Visible in the 1474 catalogue (ed. Weiss, B.Q.R. 8, p. 349); 'ex dono eiusdem (sc. Roberti Flemmyng)'. Flemming was the founder of the college ( MLGB3)
Henry VIII: in the inventory of the Upper Library at Westminster, 1542, no. 719 (cf. 'no. 721', fol. 3r): James P. Carley, The Libraries of King Henry VIII, CBLMC 7 (2000), H2.461
Old Royal Library no. 721
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