Extent: 50 leaves : paper ; 280 x 210 (240 x 165) mm bound to 290 x 235 mm
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Collation: Paper, 50; 1-3¹⁶ 4²; [i], 1-48, [49]; contemporary foliation in ink, modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto. Origin: Written in Italy (Zacour-Hirsch), from 1552 (f. 1r) to 1569 (f. 49r). Binding: Contemporary vellum, no. 126 on spine; the heading Libro di contracti, no. 9 on upper cover; lower cover wraps around upper cover; decorative leatherwork on spine. Ms. codex. Layout: Written in 20-27 long lines. Script: Written in various italic cursive hands. Decoration: Face within initial C in ink (f. i recto); ink drawing of a kind of pillar topped with a crescent moon (f. 8v). Watermark: Similar to Briquet Etoile 6098 (Siena, 1550-1555), f. 32-45; five-pointed crown with a floral shape beneath (f. 48). Title supplied by cataloger. Sold by Bernard M. Rosenthal, 1961.
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