Bentinck, Margaret Cavendish, 11 Feb 1715-17 Jul 1785, duchess of Portland, née Harley, collector of art and natural history specimens and patron of arts and sciences
This manuscript contains the Strategemata (Stratagems) by Sextus
Iulius Frontinus (b. c. 30, d. 104), a collection of examples of
military stratagems from Greek and Roman history. It represents the
oldest extant copy of Frontinus’ work (see Bachrach, ‘A Lying
Legacy’ (2007), p. 160). Contents: ff. 1r-37v: Frontinus,
Strategemata , beginning: 'Cum ad instruendam rei militaris
scientiam'. Decoration:Small initials in brown and black ink. A
contemporaneous doodle depicting Frontinus in brown ink (f. 1r).
Capitals in black.