MS. Bodl. 1027
Summary Catalogue no.: 24746
Contents
Poems and sonnets, about 287 in number
The first begins 'Uoi chascoltate'
The last begins 'Laura mia sacra'
Some leaves are lost at the end.
The Trionfi d'Amore, della Castita and della Morte
Between the last two is a short poem which begins 'Quancti gia ne leta matura & acra'
And at fol. 123v is a longer poem, which begins 'Nel cor pien damarissima doletça'
Physical Description
Decoration
Blue and red coloured initials, decorated with red penwork
History
Provenance and Acquisition
The Libri Sale Catalogue states that this volume belonged to the Venetian poet and scholar, Apostolo Zeno, and 'has his bookplate', but all traces of this ownership have disappeared
Purchased by the Bodleian at Sotheby's on 2 April 1859 from the collection of Guillaume Libri. No. 787 in the sale catalogue
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Last Substantive Revision
2025-09-11: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1905)
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