Dep. Bridges 71
Summary Catalogue no.: Not in SC (late accession)
Contents
(fols. 62–63)
De rebus bellicis. Fragment (chapters IV – VI) of the anonymous 4th-century text (ed. E.A.Thompson, A Roman reformer and inventor, Oxford 1952), which descended with the Notitia Dignitatum solely through the Codex Spirensis.
Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: paper, watermark on both leaves, similar to Briquet 3063, 3066–8
Extent: 2 consecutive leaves, now pasted together but originally not conjoint
Dimensions (leaf): 283 × 196 mm.
Dimensions (written): 204 × 98 mm.
Layout
24 long lines
Hand(s)
Written in fine humanistic cursive script
Decoration
Plain initials in ink by the scribe
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Preserved, doubtless as a calligraphic specimen, among the papers of Robert Bridges, deposited by Thomas Edward Bridges, 2nd Baron Bridges, in 1978; Lord Bridges' permission is required for access.
Record Sources
Typescript description by Bodleian Library Staff
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2017-07-01: First online publication.