MS. Auct. F. 5. 27
Summary Catalogue no.: 2143
Contents
Politics (tr. Leonardo Bruni , dedicated to Duke Humfrey of Gloucester )
, Rubric: Noua translacio libri Politicorum Aristotelis per magistrum Leonardum Arietinum poetam laureatum ad illustrissimum principem Humfridum ducem Gloucestrie ... [late 15th cent.]
The first two leaves of the text, bearing illuminated borders and capitals, have been almost entirely cut out, the next (fol. 3) begins 'est. Cotidiana igitur societas secundum naturam constituta'
Colophon: Explicit W. (fol. 128).
Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
v + 133 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 7.625 × 5.625 in.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
'Peter Gery', 16th century (fol. 128v)
'Ex dono Doctoris Kichini', who presumably gave it to the Library between 1605 and 1611.
Record Sources
Description adapted (June 2020) from the following sources:
Otto Pächt and J. J. G. Alexander, Illuminated Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, III (1973), no. 986 [decoration, origin, date]
Summary Catalogue (1922) [contents, physical description, provenance and acquisition]
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (2 images from 35mm slides)
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2023-04-24: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1922)