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MS. Lat. class. c. 6

Summary Catalogue no.: 34083

Contents

Lucan, Pharsalia
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper
140 + i fols.
Dimensions (leaf): 297 × 205 mm.

Layout

1 col., 29 lines, 190 × c. 100–110 mm.

Hand(s)

Written in humanistic script by Lionardus de Piodunis in the house of Antonius de Piodunis 'in vicinia burgi sancti Stephani porta natalis Cremone', fol. 142v.

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander ii. 838:

Good border.

Good historiated initial.

fol. 3r

  • Type initial B(ella)
  • Subject Six-line initial with portrait of the author seated at desk.

Good other initials.

fol. 25r

  • Type map
  • Subject Map, showing sea, 'Insula', 'Ciuitas', 'Italia', etc.

History

Origin: 1463 ; Italian, Cremona

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1924). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1970).
Summary Catalogue, vol. 6, p. 298

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (1 image from 35mm slides)

Bibliography

    Printed descriptions:

    A. Watson, Catalogue of Dated and Datable Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries (1984), no. 532

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

2024-09: Add extent, leaf dimensions and layout from Watson, Dated and Datable.