Codex Laurentianus Mediceus

Alternative Titles:

Scilicet P. Virgilii Maronis Bucolicorum pars, Georgicorum libri IV et Aeneidos libri XII

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Alternative Titles: Scilicet P. Virgilii Maronis Bucolicorum pars, Georgicorum libri IV et Aeneidos libri XII
Type: Manuscript on parchment
Size / Format: 221 folios / 22.0 × 15.0 cm
Origin: Italy
Date: 5th Century
Epochs: Antiquity
Style: Late Antique
Genre: Literature / Poetry
Language: Latin
Artist / School: Virgil (author)

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Vergili Medicei simillimum publice phototypice impressum. Codex Laurentianus Mediceus

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