The Travels of Marco Polo Volume II Part 89

Bears a note in the handwriting of Pope Alexander VII. (Fabio Chigi of Sienna, 1655-1667), which draws attention to Sienese peculiarities in the language, and a.s.signs the date about 1420

Sm. 4to, paper

_Baldelli-Boni_.

SPAIN.

60 ESCURIAL Library Latin.

Pipino's

61 TOLEDO Cathedral Library.

Latin.

Seems to be different from any of the other Latin versions. It has the prefatory address to _Domini Imperatores, Reges, Duces_, etc.

8vo, paper. Of 15th century.

_Baldelli-Boni_.

62 TOLEDO Cathedral Library.

Italian (Venetian).

This is a copy of the Soranzo MS., of which Marsden has given an ample notice after Apostolo Zeno, and which has disappeared from knowledge.

_Baldelli-Boni_.

SWITZERLAND.

63 BERN Canton Library, No. 125 French.

I have examined this MS. minutely, and am satisfied that it is a copy of Pauthier's C. i.e., No. 20, in our List. Like that (and no other), it bears the certificate regarding the Seigneur de Cepoy. (Vol. i., _Int., Notices of Marco in later life._) The MS. is fully described in Sinner's Catalogue. It is in very beautiful condition, very clearly written on parchment, with all the initials filled up in gold and colours, and with numerous flowered scrolls.

It belonged to Bongars, whose autograph is on it: "_Bongars--l'a de la courtoisie de Mr. de Superville._"

[Parchment, fol., ff. 286, 14th century.--_H. Cordier_, _Odoric_, pp.

cxiv.-cxv.]

64 BERN Canton Library Italian (Venetian).

In a neat running hand resembling italic type. It is much abridged, especially in the latter part.

Small Paper 4to. It is inscribed: "_Bongars, de la courtoisie de Mr.

Aurel, tire de la biblioteque de Mr. de Vutron_(?)."

65 VEVEY City Museum French.

[A double sheet; parchment, and of 14th century. Fragment: 1st sheet, end of chap. 121 and greater part of chap. 122; 2nd sheet, end of chap.

134, chaps. 135, 136, 137, and beginning of chap. 138 of Pauthier's ed.

Very similar to the text of the Stockholm MS. Our No. 84.--H.C.]

_Earnest Muret, Romania_, t. x.x.x. 1901.

GERMANY

66 MUNICH Royal Library, Codd. Lat. 249 Latin.

Pipino's.

Folio, paper, 15th century

Also Pipino's tract, _De Locis Terrae Sctae._, and Boccacio's _De Casibus Virorum Ill.u.s.trium_.

_Lazari_.

67 MUNICH Royal Library, Codd. Lat. 850 Latin.

Pipino's.

Paper, 4to, 15th cent.

Also Pipino's tract, _De Locis Terrae Sctae._, etc.

_Lazari_.