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MS. Douce 146

Summary Catalogue no.: 21720

Contents

1.
Ovid, Tristia
Language(s): Latin
2.
Ovid, Epistulae ex Ponto
Language(s): Latin
3.
Ps.-Ovid, Nux
Language(s): Latin
4.
Ps.-Ovid, Ad Liuiam de morte Drusi
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: 154 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 10.125 × 6.375 in.

Hand(s)

Humanistic script attributable to Bartolomeo Sanvito of Padua.

Decoration

Attributed to Lauro Padovano. Pächt and Alexander ii. 624, pl. LX:

Fine borders.

Fine initials (faceted capitals).

Binding

Red morocco with gold ornament by C. Hering of London, early 19th cent. (printed label).

History

Origin: 15th century, end ; Italian, Padua or Rome

Provenance and Acquisition

Francis Douce, 1757–1834

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1897). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1970).
Summary Catalogue, vol. 4, p. 537

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (4 images from 35mm slides)

Abbreviations

View list of abbreviations and editorial conventions.

Last Substantive Revision

2024-05: Add extent and leaf dimensions from Summary Catalogue.