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Description: Medieval manuscript of Calcidius' Latin translation of Plato's Timaeus. In the late sixteenth century, this manuscript belonged to Leiden University professor Daniel Heinsius who gave it to his son Nicholas. Nicholas, whose signature appears on the manuscript, was the librarian of Queen Christina of Sweden, whose collection came to the Vatican Library after her death.
Title: Timaeus trans calcidius med manuscript
Credit: ibiblio.org (Reg. lat. 1308 fols. 21 verso - 22 recto)
Author: Calcidius
Permission: public domain due age
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License: Public domain
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