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

MS. Montagu d. 33

Summary Catalogue no.: 25402

Contents

1.
Petrarch, Il Canzoniere
Language(s): Italian
2.
Petrarch, Trionfi
Language(s): Italian

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Hand(s)

Humanistic script.

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander ii. 290, pl. XXVI

Fine historiated and other borders.

  • Type border, upper, left and lower margins
  • Subject Vine-stem decoration, birds. In the lower margin two putti support a medallion left blank to be filled with a coat of arms.

Fine historiated initials.

fol. 9r

  • Type initial V
  • Subject Half-figure of the author holding a book.

Fine other initials.

Binding

Pale olive morocco doublé, with some stamped gold ornament (early 19th cent. English work).

History

Origin: 15th century, third quarter ; Italian, Florence

Record Sources

Summary description by Elizabeth Solopova and Matthew Holford, based on the Summary Catalogue and supplementary sources.

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (2 images from 35mm slides)

Last Substantive Revision

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