Poems of Petrarch, written perhaps in the second half of the 14th century
File
MS. Bodl. 1027
Held at the Weston Library
Poems of Petrarch:
- (fol. 1) Poems and sonnets, about 287 in number: the first beg. 'Uoi chascoltate', the last beg. 'Laura mia sacra', but some leaves are lost at the end;
- (fol. 103) The Trionfi d'Amore, della Castità and della Morte: between the last two is a short poem, beg. 'Quancti gia ne leta matura & acra', and at fol. 123v a longer one, beg. 'Nel cor pien damarissima doletça.'.
Dates
- written perhaps in the second half of the 14th century
Extent
128 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Italian
Shelfmark
MS. Bodl. 1027
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, no. 24746.
Custodial History
The Libri Sale Catalogue states that this volume belonged to Apostolo Zeno and 'has his bookplate': but all traces of this ownership have disappeared.
Catalogue of the ... collection of Splendid Manuscripts ... formed by M. Guglielmo Libri 1859 no. 787.
Catalogue of the ... collection of Splendid Manuscripts ... formed by M. Guglielmo Libri 1859 no. 787.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
8 1/8 × 6 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk