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MS. Rawl. G. 66

Summary Catalogue no.: 14797

Contents

Phalaris , Epistles,

tr. Francesco Aretino

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Fine border, initial on fol. 2r. Related to the style of Filippo di Matteo Torelli. Humanistic script. Simple coloured initials. (P&A ii. 244, pl. XXII)

History

Origin: 15th century, middle ; Italian, Florence

Provenance and Acquisition

Richard Rawlinson, 1690-1755

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1755

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1895). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1970).
Summary Catalogue, Vol. 3, p. 356

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (1 image from 35mm slides)