MS. Add. C. 138
Summary Catalogue no.: 24742
Contents
, Metamorphoses
Explicit: Explicit Liber Ovidii Methamorphoseos feliciter. Amen
The fifteen books, with a few marginal notes
Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: ii + 181 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 11.25 × 6.875 in.
Hand(s)
Written in Humanistic script. Annotations in the early hand of Bartolomeo Sanvito of Padua (Pächt and Alexander ii. 412, pl. XL)
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Arms in a wreath completely erased
Purchased by the Bodleian at Sotheby's on 2 April 1859 from the collection of Guillaume Libri. 753 in the sale catalogue
Record Sources
Description adapted (July 2025) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1905)
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (2 images from 35mm slides)
Bibliography
MSS. Add., handwritten catalogue by F. Madan [Weston Library, shelved at R. 6. 58]
Abbreviations
View list of abbreviations and editorial conventions.
Last Substantive Revision
2025-07-24: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1905) and other printed sources