MS. Auct. F. 1. 12
Summary Catalogue no.: 2497
Cicero, Opera philosophica; Italy (Florence), 1459
Contents
Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
Layout
1 col., 36 lines
Hand(s)
Humanistic script attributable to Dominicus Cassii de Narnia .
Decoration
Pächt and Alexander ii. 268, pl. XXIV:
Good historiated border (illuminated interlace border)
Good historiated initials.
Good other initials.
Rubrics.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Written for the bookseller Vespasiano da Bisticii at Florence in 1459: 'Istud Volumen. scriptum et compositum fuit opera Vespasiani. Librarij Florentini. In ciuitate Florentie. de Anno 1459' (fol. v verso).
Annotations in the hand of Jean Jouffroy (d, 1473), a known client of Vespasiano.
'John Doson', late 15th century (fol. iv verso).
William Melton, chancellor of York (d. 1528): 'Iste liber constat Magistro Willelmo Melton' (fol. 317).
Presented by Sir Henry Savile in 1620.
Record Sources
Availability
This item will be on display in the Bodleian Libraries exhibition "Oracles, Omens and Answers" (ST Lee Gallery, Weston Library) from 6 Dec. 2024 to 27 April 2025, and will not be orderable between those dates or for a short period before and after.
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (3 images from 35mm slides)
Bibliography
Abbreviations
View list of abbreviations and editorial conventions.
Last Substantive Revision
2018-08-01: Fully revised to incorporate all information in Watson, Pächt and Alexander, and SC.