Binding: Bound, ca. 1840, in English brown stamped calf in a design with a rectangular central panel infilled with six long strips of twirled floral sprays. Other decoration, ff. 1-213v: Of the 37 major initials expected for the 35 books of the Moralia, and its dedication and prologue, only 23 are present; the 14 initials for books 10-12, 17-18, 20-25, 27, 30 and 35 are missing due to loss of leaves. Number of scribes, ff. 1-213v: Several. Layout, ff. 1-213v: Gatherings mainly of 8 leaves but many gatherings and leaves are missing; 2 columns of 55 lines ruled in dry point up to f. 160 (quire break) and thereafter in lead; pricking along both inner and outer margins; written above top line.
Former Owner(s):
From the collection of the Abate Matteo Luigi Canonici (1727-1806), purchased in 1835 by Rev. Walter Sneyd (1810?-1888); his sale, London, 1903, n. 344 to Quaritch; given to the Grolier Club in 1912 by Archer M. Huntington (Grolier member, 1894-1955).
Bibliography: De Ricci, p. 1291. ff. 1-213v: Latin. f. 1 blank; ff. 1v-213: Missing leaves with consequent loss of text in at least 7 points after ff. 90v, 130v, 141v, 144v, 152v, 168v, 208v. f. 213v: Summary of the amount of the text of Job covered by each book of Gregory's Moralia, added in a contemporary hand. Explicit, f. 213v: In primo libro vir erat in terra hus usque sicut faciebat.
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