(f. 2). Text in gold (f. 2). Commission from the doge of Venice, Francesco Ericcio, to Antonio Molino Made in 1635 as a commission by the doge of Venice, Francesco Ericcio, to Antonio Molino appointing him Proveditore of Cattaro for
an account of a sea voyage (ff. 23v-25v) Maffeo Pinelli (d. 1785) of Venice (his inventory number, see Iacobo Morelli, ~Bibliotheca Maphaei Pinellii Veneti~, 6 vols (Venice: Typis Palesii, 1787), III, no. 7931): his London sale, 2 March 1789, lot
an added full foliate border, in colours and gold, perhaps 18th century, and added arms of the Gonzaga family of Venice (f. 2). Large initials in plain red or blue at the beginning of the other orations. Philippics Ambrosius Contareni,
in colours and gold, perhaps 18th century, and added arms of the Gonzaga family of Venice (f. 2). Large initials in plain red or blue at the beginning of the other orations. Philippics Ambrosius Contareni, 16th century: ownership inscription with
in colours and gold, perhaps 18th century, and added arms of the Gonzaga family of Venice (f. 2). Large initials in plain red or blue at the beginning of the other orations. Philippics Ambrosius Contareni, 16th century: ownership inscription with
that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. White vine initial Giovanni Aretino (colophons on ff. 121v, 127v) Giovanni Aretino Various authors including Augustine Venice Italy, N. E. (Venice)
their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. White vine initial Terence (index Publius Terentius Afer) Venice Italy, N. E. (Venice)
their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. White vine initial Terence (index Publius Terentius Afer) Venice Italy, N. E. (Venice)
their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. White vine initial Terence (index Publius Terentius Afer) Venice Italy, N. E. (Venice)
that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. White vine initial Giovanni Aretino (colophons on ff. 121v, 127v) Giovanni Aretino Various authors including Augustine Venice Italy, N. E. (Venice)
their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. White vine initial Juvenal (index Decimus Junius Juvenalis) Venice Italy, ?N. E. (?Venice)
of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. White vine initial Nonius Marcellus Venice Italy, N. (Milan, Venice or Padua?)
Miniaturists, Illuminators, Calligraphers and Copyists~, 3 vols (London: Quaritch, 1887-1889), I, 247-8; II, 11-12).A member of the Contarini family of Venice: with their arms, bendy of seven, ~or~ and ~azure~, the ~azure~ bends overpainted (f. 1), cf. King's 19.Joseph Smith
14th-century hand (f. 126).Marginal notes and ~maniculae~ added by 14th- and 15th-century Italian hands.Andrew Hay (d. 1754?), dealer: owned at Venice in 1722 (see Wright 1972). The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661, d. 1724), 1st earl of
of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Map of Ireland Ptolemy (index Claudius Ptolemaeus), translated by Emanuel Chrysoloras and Jacobus Angelus Venice Italy, N. E. (Venice)
of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Map of Britain Ptolemy (index Claudius Ptolemaeus), translated by Emanuel Chrysoloras and Jacobus Angelus Venice Italy, N. E. (Venice)
that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Map of the Iberian Peninsula Ptolemy (index Claudius Ptolemaeus), translated by Emanuel Chrysoloras and Jacobus Angelus Venice Italy, N. E. (Venice)
of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Map of France Ptolemy (index Claudius Ptolemaeus), translated by Emanuel Chrysoloras and Jacobus Angelus Venice Italy, N. E. (Venice)
of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Map of Germany Ptolemy (index Claudius Ptolemaeus), translated by Emanuel Chrysoloras and Jacobus Angelus Venice Italy, N. E. (Venice)
of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Map of Germany Ptolemy (index Claudius Ptolemaeus), translated by Emanuel Chrysoloras and Jacobus Angelus Venice Italy, N. E. (Venice)