Bible — Multiple dates; Multiple places of origin
MS. Canon. Bibl. Lat. 79
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Bible — Multiple dates; Multiple places of origin
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Bibl. Lat. 79
Associated place
Italian
Place of origin
French
Italian
Date
added decoration, c. 1300
13th century, middle
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Decoration
Good historiated initials.
Other initials.
Seven leaves with good border and initials added in Italy, c. 1300, fols. 182r-188v. (Pächt and Alexander i. 523)
Binding
15th century?, Italian: wood boards with narrow inside bevel, 15th-century additions on paste-downs; covering of plain red velvet, very worn, spine lost, re-laid onto modern velvet; traces of two lost strap-and-pin fastenings, running from front cover to centre back; edges possibly gilt, no traces of gauffering. Repaired 19th/20th century, Bodleian. 197 134 c. 76–81 (book closed).
Acquisition
Purchased by the Bodleian in 1817
Provenance
Matteo Luigi Canonici, 1727–1805
Giuseppe Canonici , -1807
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Title
Bible
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Bibl. Lat. 79
Date
13th century, middle; added decoration, c. 1300
Language
Latin
Physical extent
1 volume
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Collection contents
Canonici Latin Biblical
Bible
