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MS. Auct. F. 5. 21

Summary Catalogue no.: 2579

Contents

Vegetius, De re militari
Rubric: Flauij Vegecij Renati uiri illustris Epithoma institutorum rei militaris, de commentariis Catonis, Augusti, Traiani, Adriani & Frumptani [? Frontiniani ?] libri numero quinque
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
iii + 71 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 8.125 × 5.5 in.

Condition

In poor condition, injured by damp and fol. 2 torn. Fol. 4 is bound before fol. iii.

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander iii. 804

Initials (damaged)

History

Origin: 15th century, beginning ; England

Provenance and Acquisition

An old inscription almost erased is on fol. iii.

Probably acquired by the Library in 1605 (cf. Summary Catalogue I.92)

Record Sources

Description adapted (May 2023) from the Summary Catalogue (1922). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1973).
Summary Catalogue, Vol. 2, part 1, p. 435

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

2023-05-04: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1922)