Extent: 112 leaves (mispaginated to 220 and preceded by a blank, unnumbered leaf on which an illumination has been pasted) : parchment, ill. ; 165 x 122 (94 x 64) mm. bound to 174 x 129 mm.
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Ms. codex. Layout: Written in 12 long lines; frame-ruled in red ink. Script: Gothic textual. Decoration: Calendar in French, two miniatures original to the manuscript (Annunciation, Flagellation), two historiated initials from another manuscript pasted in (Pentecost, Creation; apparently by Italian artisans), decorative initial from another manuscript pasted in on last folio (also apparently of Italian origin), red and blue capitals throughout, red and blue line-fillers throughout... Binding: Late 18th cent., olive morocco with gilt edges. Origin: Written in France, second quarter of the 15th century. Provenance: John Bolton; gift of Pauline M. Rubens. Former shelfmark: MSS Bd. Rare BX C36 H843 Related shelfmark: MS B.68
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