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MS. Rawl. G. 63

Summary Catalogue no.: 14794

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Diogenes Laertius, Lives of the philosophers
Rubric: Laertii Diogenis Vite atque sententiae eorum qui in philosophia claruerunt liber primus [&c.] incipit

Translated by Ambrogio Traversari

Preceded by a preface by Camaldolese (Traversari) to Cosimo de' Medici, in Latin, showing that Ambrogio was the translator of the work

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: ii + 214 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 9.75 × 7 in.

Hand(s)

Humanistic script. Annotations by Ludovico Carbone (Pächt and Alexander ii. 408)

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander ii. 408, Pl. XXXIX

The lower strip of border, fol. 2, which had arms originally (offprint, fol. 1v) cut out. A replacement from another manuscript written on paper pasted on, also Ferrara, 15th century, third quarter

Fine border, fol. 2r

Fine initials, e.g. fol. 111r

History

Origin: 15th century, third quarter ; Italy, Ferrara

Provenance and Acquisition

Richard Rawlinson, 1690–1755

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1755

Record Sources

Description adapted (July 2024) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1895). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1970)
Summary Catalogue, Vol. 3, p. 356

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (9 images from 35mm slides)

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

2024-07-31: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1895)