Cicero — 15th century, third quarter; Italian, Ferrara (?)
MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 245
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Cicero — 15th century, third quarter; Italian, Ferrara (?)
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 245
Associated place
Italian
Place of origin
Italian, Ferrara (?)
Date
15th century, third quarter
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Hands
Humanistic script. (Pächt and Alexander ii. 410)
Decoration
Good initials. (Pächt and Alexander ii. 410)
Binding
15th century, third quarter, Italian (as MS.): wood boards with curved outside bevel; dark brown leather, blind-tooled with lines, punches and strapwork to form an eight-pointed star as centrepiece (Islamic influence?); four star-shaped bosses on each cover; two clasps with leather straps partly surviving after repairs; edges gilt and ?gauffered (very worn); remains of paper label on back cover. Extensive 20th-century repairs, spine re-laid. 228–229 135 c. 25 (book closed).
Acquisition
Purchased by the Bodleian in 1817
Provenance
Matteo Luigi Canonici, 1727–1805
Giuseppe Canonici , -1807
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Title
Cicero: De senectute, de amicitia and paradoxa
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 245
Date
15th century, third quarter
Language
Latin
Physical extent
1 volume
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Collection contents
Canonici Latin Classical
Cicero: De senectute, de amicitia and paradoxa
