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MS. Add. C. 136

Summary Catalogue no.: 28750

Contents

Virgil, Aeneid

With many glosses, marginal and interlinear.

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper
Extent: iii + 163 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 12 × 8.375 in.

Binding

The original binding of stamped leather on oak boards is stated in the sale catalogue to have been that of Lorenzo de' Medici (d. 1492): but this has gone.

History

Origin: 15th century ; Italian

Provenance and Acquisition

Lorenzo de' Medici (d. 1492) (?): see above, binding.

Purchased in 1860 at an auction at Sotheby's (sale lot no. 306) on June 20-21, 1860, and described as 'formerly in the archives of two princely Roman Families'. Bought for £4 10s.

Record Sources

Description adapted (2025) from the Summary Catalogue (1905).
Summary Catalogue, Vol. 5, p. 504

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (8 images from 35mm slides)

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

2017-07-01: First online publication.