Bidspirit auction | [LITERATURE] - SENECA Lucius Annaeus

[LITERATURE] - SENECA Lucius Annaeus (c. 4 BC – 65 AD) - [Humanist Latin Literature – Seneca, Epistulae Morales – Illuminated Italian Manuscript Fragment – Late 14Th Century] - Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (manuscript fragment) Italy (probable), late 14th century. Parchment bifolium, c. 325 x 230 mm (writing space 270 x 170 mm). Text in Gothic script, arranged in two columns of 55 lines. Decorated with a large illuminated initial “Q” in gold and colours extending over seven lines; titles in faded red. Recovered from binding; recto legible, verso heavily abraded with losses, holes and discoloration. Text includes passages from Letters 48 and 51 (recto): Quomodo quisque potest, mi Lucili!... Timore misceri... A fine fragment of a humanist manuscript transmitting Seneca’s moral philosophy, with notable illumination. •⁠> This lot is located in and ships from the UK. A UK export license is required prior to shipment. Import duties and taxes in the destination country are the buyer's responsibility.