MS. Lat. misc. d. 85
Summary Catalogue no.: Not in SC (late accession): no detailed description available
Contents
including copies of drawings by Ciriaco d'Ancona
Physical Description
Layout
21 lines; but occasionally over-running to ruling to give up to 23 lines on a page; in 1, sometimes 2 column(s)
Hand(s)
Humanistic capitals and italic script, in brown and pink inks. Written by Bartolomeo Fonzio.
Decoration
Pächt and Alexander ii. 329, pl. XXX:
Fine miniatures (mostly wash drawings). In the style of the school of Botticelli. Miniatures depicting a Castel sant'Angelo, Rome (fol. 63r), an elephant (fol. 72v), a giraffe (fol. 73r), classical capitals, arcades and other classical remains and sculptures and inscriptions seen in Rome (fols. 132v-153r, 161v)
Binding
Bound in plain parchment over thin pasteboards; the spine inscribed 'Noti|zie | Belle | e | nece[...] | [...] | Anti[qu?..] | di | Roma'; the brown leather case lettered in gilt on the spine 'COLLECTANEA | EPIGRAPHICA | SAECULI XV.'
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Vincenzo Chiarelli Lazio, 19th century, with his booklabel glued to the upper pastedown
E. P. Warren (1860–1928), inscribed 'EPW from JM' (fol. ir).
Record Sources
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (49 images from 35mm slides)
Bibliography
Online resources:
Abbreviations
View list of abbreviations and editorial conventions.
Last Substantive Revision
2017-07-01: First online publication.