Dioscorides Neapolitanus Ms. ex Vindob. gr. 1.... Lot 1001

Dioscorides Neapolitanus Ms. ex Vindob. gr. 1. Graz: Akademische Druck Verlagsanstalt (ADEVA), 1988. A reproduction of the codex Neapolitanus, one of the most ancient codexes of Dioscorides, which was created at the beginning of the 7th century by Byzantine workers. The manuscript is illustrated with over 400 miniatures and written in biblical capital letters for ease of reading. Discovered in the early 18th century in the Augustinian monastery of San Giovanni a Carbonara in Naples, it was brought by the Habsburgs to Vienna and returned to Italy in 1919 with peace agreements. (295 x 250mm). Copy no. 216 of 480. Detailed color reproduction of the original codex. Editorial binding in leather with embossed decorations in slipcase. With the commentary volume. EN - Dioscorides Neapolitanus Ms. ex Vindob. gr. 1. Graz: Akademische Druck Verlagsanstalt (ADEVA), 1988. Reproduction of the codex Neapolitanus, among the oldest codices of Dioscorides, was made in the early 7th century by Byzantine craftsmen. The manuscript is illustrated with more than 400 miniatures and written in biblical capitals to facilitate reading. Discovered in the early 18th century in the Augustinian monastery of San Giovanni a Carbonara in Naples it was taken by the Habsburgs to Vienna and returned in 1919 to Italy under the peace accords. (295 x 250mm). Copy no. 216 of 480. Detailed colouri reproduction of the original codex. Editorial leather binding with embossed decorations within slipcase. With one volume of commentary.