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Detailed record for Burney 153
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| Author |
Marcus Tullius Cicero |
| Title |
De finibus (ff. 1-94), Disputationes tusculanae (ff. 95-190v) |
| Origin |
Italy, N. E. (Veneto) |
| Date |
2nd quarter of the 15th century |
| Language |
Latin |
| Script |
Semi-humanistic, written 'below top line' |
| Decoration |
10 large foliate initials, in colours on a gold field, at the beginning of each book (ff. 1, 15v, 40v, 56v, 72v, 95, 119v, 133, 150v, 168), the first with matching partial borders incorporating heraldic arms. The initial in each of the two texts are in slightly different styles. |
| Dimensions in mm |
245 x 165 (145 x 80) |
| Official foliation |
ff. iii + 193 + 94*, 94** (ff. i-iii and 191-193 are paper and parchment flyleaves) |
| Collation |
i-xii8 (ff. 1-94**), xiii-xxiv8 (ff. 95-190). |
| Form |
Parchment codex |
| Binding |
Post-1600. Typical Askew binding of diced brown leather, with the usual 'palmette and fleurs-de-lis' gilt roll, marbled endpapers, and parchment flyleaves; gilt edges; rebacked. |
| Provenance |
A member of the Gonzaga family, after 1432, with the family's arms, as used between 1433 and 1530 (f. 1; cf. Burney 154 and Burney 159).
? Bartolomeo Marasca, master of the household (between 1462 and 1469) of Cardinal Francesco Gonzaga (b. 1444, d. 1483): inscribed 'YHC bartholomeus marascha' (f. 57, upper margin).
Anthony Askew (bap. 1722, d. 1774), physician and book collector: bound for him; his sale, 7 March 1785, lot 448, bought by Burrell for £3 15s.
Sir William Burrell (b. 1732, d. 1796) 2nd baronet, antiquary: his sale, 2 May 1796, lot 440, sold for £1 8s.
Charles Burney (b. 1757, d. 1817), D.D., classical scholar.
Acquired by the British Museum as part of Burney’s library from his son Charles Parr Burney in 1818. |
| Select bibliography |
Catalogue of Manuscripts in The British Museum, New Series, 1 vol. in 2 parts (London: British Museum, 1834-1840), I, part II: The Burney Manuscripts (1840), p. 51.
Mostra dei codici gonzagheschi: La biblioteca dei Gonzaga da Luigi I ad Isabella. Biblioteca comunale 18 Settembre - 10 Ottobre, ed. by Ubaldo Meroni (Mantua:[Cuneo], 1966), p. 37 no. 3, p. 52 no. 18, and pl. 94. |
| Last revised: 05 January 2005 |
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f. 1
Foliate initial and border, with arms |
f. 1
Detail |
f. 1
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f. 56v
Decorated initial |
f. 72v
Foliate initial |
f. 72v
Detail |
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f. 95
Decorated initial |
f. 95
Detail |
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