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A printed facsimile in colours of a Mexican MS. numbered 3773 in the Vatican Library

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2571 e.5 (Former reference: MS. Mex. f. 1)

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A printed facsimile in colours of a Mexican MS. numbered 3773 in the Vatican Library.

Dates

  • Creation: 1896

Extent

1 item

Language of Materials

  • Latin

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Preferred Citation

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

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Shelfmark:

2571 e.5 (Former reference: MS. Mex. f. 1)

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 19365

Abstract

A printed facsimile in colours of a Mexican MS. numbered 3773 in the Vatican Library

Biographical / Historical

Joseph Florimond (1831-1927), Duke of Loubat, was a French and American bibliophile, antiquarian, sportsman, and philanthropist.

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. VI, no. 32244

Custodial History

A printed facsimile in colours of a Mexican MS. numbered 3773 in the Vatican Library, enclosed in a wooden box. The work was done in 1896 for the Duc de Loubat, who presented the facsimile on Nov. 11 in that year. The subject of the MS. (which is identical with that called Vatican MS. 3738 by lord Kingsborough and reproduced with translation and notes in vols. iii. and vi. of his Antiquities of Mexico) is mythological and historical illustrations of the early history of Mexico.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Acquired by The Bodleian Library in 1896.

Title
A printed facsimile in colours of a Mexican MS. numbered 3773 in the Vatican Library
Status
Published
Date
EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

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