Oxford, New College (GB)
: BT1. 127. 4
ISTC No.ie00064000
TitleEpistolae diversorum philosophorum, oratorum, rhetorum [Greek]. Ed: Marcus Musurus
ImprintVenice : Aldus Manutius, Romanus, 1499
Format4°
Languagegrc
SubjectLiterature
Keywordsletter collections; philosophy; rhetoric
Periodhumanist
Description of Copy
Copy Id02011021
Holding InstitutionOxford, New College (GB)
ShelfmarkBT1. 127. 4
NoteCreated by Geri Della Rocca de Candal and Matilde Malaspina
Physical DescriptionPart II bound before part I.
Size of leaves210 × 150 mm
Support material (book)Paper
Provenance
Manuscript notesOn the first pastedown, black and brown ink (two different 16th century hands): (hand 1) 'Hic viguit episcopus. hic viguit episcopus. hic viguit episcopus. est meus este. liber est meus este'. (hand 2) 'Hic viguit episcopus pentapoleos sub Theodosio Cesare ut liguet(?) in epistola q[...] Andronicum ad episcopos. An'. Plus some pen trials near the main text. Foliation in light brown ink on the first 21 leaves.
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1501 -
1600
Time period1501 - 1600
Manuscript notesVarious notations in greek throughout the text, mainly in the II part (which comes first), but also at the beginning of the first part (bound as second). At least three 16th century hands: light brown ink, black ink and light brown ink (wider characters). In particular on part II, [alpha1r], light brown ink, in greek: 'Tropos esth' ho peithōn tou legontos, ou logos' [Menander, Fragment 407.7].
Location in BookThroughout
Extraction of keywordsYes
CommentsYes
Reading marks (underlining and pointing hands)Yes
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
Areae-uk
Binding note17th century possibly English binding, brown calf over wooden boards; rebacked; 5 raised bands on spine; concentric blind-tooled frame design with corner devices and decorative stamp along outer edges of inner frame; centrepiece; double blind fillets around board edges; text-block edges sprinkled red; evidence of chaining at both top and bottom outer edges of upper board. An hardly distinguisheable letter (possibly 'P') written in brown ink along the side edge; might be just a pen trial.
Binding date17th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialWood
Cover materialLeather
FurnitureNo
Binding statusOriginal binding (repaired)
ToolingBlind
EdgesColoured
Writing on edgesAlong
GaufferedNo
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1701 -
Areae-uk
Time period1701 -
Provenance TypeExlibris
NoteCollege bookplate n. 4 (early 18th century) on the first pastedown.
Historic ShelfmarkVarious old shelfmarks from the College on the first pastedown and flyleaf.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
Sourceac
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