University of Pennsylvania, Ms. Codex 246
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- DS ID:
- DS1463
- Shelfmark:
- Ms. Codex 246
- Title:
- Records of agreements between members of the Bragadin family, regarding property and obligations
- Author:
- Bragadin family
- Place:
- Italy
- Date:
- 1540-1565.
- Language:
- Italian, with some Latin, most frequently for the openings and closings of documents
- Material:
- parchment, illustrations
- Physical Description:
- Extent: 44 leaves : parchment, illustrations ; 235 x 165 (178-183 x 115) mm bound to 239 x 170 mm
- Former Owner(s):
- Jastrow, Morris, Jr., 1861-1921
- Note:
- Ms. codex.
Title supplied by cataloger (Zacour-Hirsch).
Collation: Parchment, i (contemporary paper) + 42 + i (contemporary paper); [i], 110, 212, 312, 48, [i]; 1-32, [33-42]; contemporary foliation in ink, upper right recto; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto. The front and back endleaves are formed by a paper bifolium wrapped around the manuscript before it was bound. Link to collation model at end of record.
Layout: Written in 26-28 long lines; frame-ruled in ink (text block in horizontal lines, f. 1-9; in a grid, f. 10-42).
Script: Written in italic and cursive scripts by multiple hands.
Binding: Contemporary vellum, with inscriptions including the name Pauli Bragadino, the word Divisio, and possibly the date 1565; top stitching loose; cover torn and pulling away from the stitching at the top part of the spine.
Origin: Written in northern Italy, from 27 January 1540 (f. 1r) to 5 October 1565 (f. 38r), with some additions and emendations that appear to be slightly later in date.
Some smudges and stains. Some passages have been underlined and marked with orange pencil.
Formerly owned by Morris Jastrow; gift from his estate (bookplate, inside upper cover), 1921 (label, inside lower cover). - Keyword:
- Institutional Record:
- https://find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/9924864473503681
- IIIF Manifest:
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3sc4f/manifest
- Holding Institution:
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