Suetonius — 15th century, third quarter (c. 1450–1460); Italian, Florence
MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 180
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Suetonius — 15th century, third quarter (c. 1450–1460); Italian, Florence
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 180
Associated place
Italian
Place of origin
Italian, Florence
Date
15th century, third quarter (c. 1450–1460)
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Hands
Humanistic script. (Pächt and Alexander ii. 272)
Decoration
Fine border. Fol. 1r: full border. Interlace, floral designs, gold disks, a medallion with a coat of arms in the lower margin (vert a lion natural tongued gules and holding a sword argent with overall a bar gules).
Fine initials. (Pächt and Alexander ii. 272, pl. XXV)
Binding
15th century, third quarter, Italian (as MS.): wood boards; brown leather, blind-tooled with multiple lines and strapwork framing a round centrepiece on each cover, triple cross-hatching on spine; remains of four clasps with straps of red textile (lost) and flat trefoil-shaped brass catch-plates; gilt gauffered edges with early title in ink on fore-edge. 223–224 180 c. 43–44 (book closed).
Acquisition
Purchased by the Bodleian in 1817
Provenance
Matteo Luigi Canonici, 1727–1805
Giuseppe Canonici , -1807
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Title
Suetonius, Vitae xii Caesarum
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 180
Date
15th century, third quarter (c. 1450-1460)
Language
Latin
Physical extent
1 volume
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Collection contents
Canonici Latin Classical
Suetonius, Vitae xii Caesarum
