Pompeius Festus — 15th century, middle; Italian
MS. Radcliffe Trust. d. 2
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Pompeius Festus — 15th century, middle; Italian
Shelfmark
MS. Radcliffe Trust. d. 2
Date
15th century, middle
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
Paper, watermark letter R with cross, cf. Briquet 8936.
Physical extent
iii + 124 pages
Hands
Humanistic script.
Decoration
Good border.
Good initial, fol. 1r initial L: five-line initial on gold background; floral decorations extending into the left margin
Three- to four-line initials with penwork, blue with red flourishes and red with violet flourishes.
Binding
Modern binding of oak boards
Acquisition
Transferred from the Radcliffe Science Library, 1928.
Provenance
Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford
Sir Thomas Phillipps (1792–1872), MS. 8287
Sir Edward Burnett Tylor (1832–1917), keeper of the University Museum
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Title
Epitome by Paulus Diaconus
Shelfmark
MS. Radcliffe Trust. d. 2
Summary
Epitome by Paulus Diaconus of the epitome by Sextus Pompeius Festus of Verrius Flaccus, De significatione verborum; written in Italy, mid-15th century; with illuminated initials. Pächt & Alexander ii, no. 946.
Date
mid-15th century
Language
Latin
Physical extent
1 box
Custodial history
Phillipps MS. 8287.
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Collection contents
Papers relating to the Radcliffe Library and Radcliffe Science Library
Radcliffe Trust manuscripts and collections acquired by the Radcliffe Library
Miscellanous collections acquired by the Library
Epitome by Paulus Diaconus
