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Photographs and photostats of Manuscripts of Marsilius of Padua, Defensor pacis

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Photostats of manuscripts of Marcilius of Padua, Defensor pacis:

  1. Tortosa, Bibl. de Cabildo 141, fols. 1-100r, 14th century
  2. Vienna, Nationalbibliothek lat. 464, fols. 1-117r, 14th century
  3. Vienna, Nationalbibliothek lat. 809, fols. 1-123r, 15th century
  4. Bruges, Bibliothèque publique 557, fols. 1-10, 13-17, 19-20, 14th century
  5. Auxerre, Bibliothèque de la ville 19, fol. 3r, 14th century (photograph).

Dates

  • Creation: photostats of 14th and 15th century originals

Extent

0.33 Linear metres (3 boxes)

Language of Materials

  • Latin

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Facs. d. 67, fols. 1-2].

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Full range of shelfmarks:

MSS. Facs. d. 67-69

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 13524

Abstract

Photographs and photostats of Manuscripts of Marsilius of Padua, Defensor pacis.

Biographical / Historical

Marcilius of Padua (fl. 1277-1342) was an Italian political theorist who taught in Paris and Nuremberg. His Defensor pacis (1324) examined the roles of church and state.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Given to the Library in 1941/1942 by Professor C.W. Previte-Orton.

Related Materials

A description is available in the Library, where there is also a card index to unpublished catalogues.

Bibliography

  • See C. W. Previté-Orton (ed.) The Defensor pacis of Marsilius of Padua (Cambridge: 1928).
Title
Photographs and photostats of Manuscripts of Marsilius of Padua, Defensor pacis
Status
Published
Author
Collection Level Description by Susan Thomas; EAD version 2022 by Hannah Jordan
Date
2022
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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