Originally in the library of Giovannella Caracciolo; later property of George Folliott; passed into library of James K. Moffitt. On front pastedown: armorial bookplate of George Folliott; bookplate of James K. Moffitt; bookplate of Pauline Fore Moffitt Library, University of California, Berkeley. In ink on second flyleaf: "MS. on Vellum in the Gothic character; with 30 small miniatures, and... Ms. codex. Title from rubric (fol. 100r). Collation: Parchment, fol. ii (modern parchment) + 259 + ii (modern parchment); 1-310 410 (fol. 4-6 bound in reverse order; should be read 34, 36, 35, 37) 5-1410 1510 (second bifolium of quire 15 bound in reversed position with early modern tie marks directing reader: fol. 151, 159, 153-158, 152, 160) 16-2510 2610 (fol. 10 missing); catchwords vertically along inner bounding line. Layout: Written in 34 long lines ruled in ink; frame-ruled. Script: Written in a round Italian gothic book hand by Andreuccio della Monaca. Decoration: 30 historiated initials by Cola Rapicano, usually 11-line in blue, maroon and green acanthus on gold ground. 13-line initial on fol. 1 shows Paul the hermit in front of his cave, weaving a basket. Secondary 4-line capitals in gold on blue and red ground. Rubrics in red except for fol. 1, which has 6 lines of rubrics in gold square capitals. Offset of a full decorated border... Binding: 19th century blind-tooled blue morocco with gilt fillet and gilt edges. Origin: Written in Naples between 5 Nov. 1473 and 1 Apr. 1474 by Andreuccio della Monaca of Cava dei Tirreni, and illuminated by Cola Rapaicano, as a gift from the Aragonese court in Naples to Giovannella Caracciolo, Duchess of Termoli, daughter of Giacomo Caracciolo (the chancellor of the realm), and a mistress of King Ferrante I of Naples. Shelfmark: Berkeley, CA, The Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley, fMS UCB 9. Former shelfmark: Berkeley, CA, The Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley, 2MS BR1705.A2H6. Former shelfmark: MAR 40.
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