Demetrius Moschus: Translation of Philostratus' 'Imagines'

Scope and Content

Translation into Italian, 160 folios: (fo. 1) note of gift by the donor; (fo. 2v) autograph dedication to Isabella d'Este Marchesa di Mantua by Mario Equicola; (fo. 3) text. Attached to fo. 1 is a note on the manuscript by Walter Sneyd. Sneyd's bookplate appears inside the front cover, with a note in the hand of Charles Fairfax Murray, 'Lot 615 in the sale of Dec. 16-19 1903'.

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Acquisition Information

The volume was presented to Isabella d'Este by Mario Equicola. It has also been owned by Walter Sneyd. Presented to the Library by Charles Fairfax Murray, 1917.

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