University of Pennsylvania, Oversize Ms. Codex 95

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS1744

Shelfmark:

Oversize Ms. Codex 95

Title:

Copies of documents pertaining to the Ospedale della Misericordia in Lucca.

Author:

Confraternita della Santa Croce (Lucca, Italy)

Confraternita della Santa Croce in Lucca WIKIDATA

Place:

Lucca

Lucca TGN

Date:

[after 1489]

fifteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Latin

Latin WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 47 leaves : paper ; 315 x 220 (235 x 160) mm bound to 318 x 229 mm

Note:

Title supplied by cataloger.
On the last few folios, particularly f. 47, much of the text is either missing or difficult to make out due to the deterioration of the paper.
Ms. codex.
Incipit of first document: (f. 2r) Copia. Frater Guilelmus Dei et apostolice sedis gratia episcopus Lucanus dilectis nobis in Christo filiis confratribus societatis ditte de Cruce in ecclesia et loco hospitalis misericordie de Luca positus intra portam Sancti Donati ...
Collation: Paper, 47; 1⁴⁴ 2²(+1); [1], 2-47; contemporary foliation in ink, upper right recto.
Layout: Written in 23 long lines.
Origin: Written in Lucca, Italy, after 1489 (formerly last date in manuscript now lost to damage, f. 47; extant last date is 1485, f. 40r).
Binding: Thick, white rag boards with sewing visible at spine. Edges reddened from acid in boards.
Script: Written in an italic script by a single hand.
Acquired, 1963.

Keyword:

Manuscripts, Latin

codices (bound manuscripts)

Manuscripts, Renaissance

Busdraghi, Matteo, 14th century

Busdraghi, Nicola, 14th century

Confraternities

Italy--Lucca

Busdraghi, Piero, 14th century

Institutional Record:

https://franklin.library.upenn.edu/catalog/FRANKLIN_9915804123503681

IIIF Manifest:

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/phalt/iiif/2/81431-p30d51/manifest

Holding Institution:

University of Pennsylvania