Extent: 177] leaves : parchment, illustrations ; 98 x 68 (54 x 36) mm bound to 107 x 77 mm
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Manuscript codex. Title devised by cataloger. Collation: Parchment, fol. i (paper) + 177 + i (paper); tightly bound, collection impracticable. Layout: Written in 16 long lines; ruled in violet. Script: Written in textualis formata. Decoration 1: 14 full page illuminated miniatures (rectos left blank) with acanthus spray boarder with various flora including thistles, roses, and berries: fol. 23v (Crucifixion); fol. 28v (Pentecost); fol. 33v (Madonna and Child); fol. 48v (Annunciation); fol. 68v (Visitation); fol. 81v (Nativity); fol. 86v (Annunciation to the shepherds); fol. 91v (Adoration of the Magi); fol. 95v... Decoration 2: 6 small miniatures (7 lines): fol. 17r (John); fol. 18v (Luke ); fol. 20r (Matthew); fol. 21v (Mark); fol. 40r (pietà); fol. 44v (Madonna and Child). Decoration 3: Throughout: 6-line initials in gold, 2-line gold initials with pink, blue, and white background; alternating blue, red, and gold initials with pen flourishes. Origin: Probably produced in France between 1450 and 1475. The first 4 leaves have been inserted from another manuscript; They consist of 4 full-page miniatures (with blanks): fol. 1v: St. George killing the dragon (dragon in cave, princess in background); fol. 2r: John the Baptist (wearing hair-shirt; holding agnus dei on book holding cross banner); fol. 3v: Saint Anthony the Great (with pig, book, and staff with bell); fol. 4r: Saint Francis... Inscription on fol. 1r: Tullius Franciscus A.D. MCCCXXXIII. Inscription on fol. 4r: Memento mey.
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