University of Kansas, MS Qa38
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Metadata
- DS ID:
- DS1336
- Shelfmark:
- MS Qa38
- Title:
- Leaf containing "Splendor paternae gloriae" / Ambrose of Milan
- Author:
- Ambrose, Saint, Bishop of Milan, -397
- Place:
- Italy
- Date:
- [between 1451 and 1500]
- Language:
- Latin
- Physical Description:
- Extent: 1 leaf : parchment ; 562 x 395 (360 x 230) mm
- Former Owner(s):
- Jennings, Kenneth J. "Bud", 1930-2019
- Note:
- Title devised by cataloger.
Manuscript leaf
Collation: 1 (parchment).
Foliation: Contemporary foliation in red in upper right corner (cliii). Foliation supplied by cataloger.
Layout: Written in 12 long lines, below top line. Ruled in ink, with full-length vertical bounding lines and a full-length horizontal bounding line in the upper margin ruled in drypoint.
Script: Written by a single hand in Gothic rotunda.
Decoration: 1-line initials in alternating red with brown penwork and blue with red penwork.
Music: Contains square notation on two-line staff in red.
Binding: Unbound.
Origin: Probably written in Italy in the second half of the fifteenth century.
Shelfmark: Lawrence, University of Kansas, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, MS Qa38
In good condition except the leaf is cockled around the edges. Minor soiling on both sides.
History of the manuscript is unknown. Possible bookseller marks in pencil in the lower margin of the recto side: "#31"; "Vellum. Italy. 1470 AD. Antiphonal." - Keyword:
- Institutional Record:
- https://kuprimo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/1n9tuvc/KU_VOYAGER9855074
- Holding Institution:
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