MS. Add. A. 27

Summary Catalogue no.: 28747

Domenico Cavalca, Spechio de Croce

Rubric: Spechio de Croce

In 52 chapters with a preface

The volume is lettered outside and described inside as Savonarola's Trionfo della Croce

Language(s): Italian

Physical Description

Form: codex

Support: parchment

vii + 84 leaves

Dimensions (binding): 9.5 × 6.75 in.

Decoration

Illuminated capital

History

Origin: 14th century, second half ; Italy

Provenance and Acquisition

Purchased for £4 at Sotheby's on 20-21 June 1860, lot 103, along with eight other manuscripts 'formerly in the archives of two princely Roman families'

Record Sources

Description adapted (June 2025) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1905)

Summary Catalogue, Vol. 5, p. 503

Summary Catalogue, Vol. 5, p. 504

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

2025-06-19: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1905)

A catalogue of Western manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries and selected Oxford colleges