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

MS. Auct. F. 5. 22

Summary Catalogue no.: 8878

Contents

Vegetius, De re militari
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Fine initials. Related to the style of Belbello da Pavia . (Pächt and Alexander ii. 727)

Binding

Bears the stamp, three closets wavy, in chief a mullet and crescent. in base a fleurde-lys, crest a mermaid issuant from a crown.

History

Origin: 15th century, middle ; Italian, Lombardy

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1895). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1970).

Last Substantive Revision

2022-04-04: Add binding information from Summary Catalogue.