Purchased by Edward Sanford Burgess in 1898 from Frederick W. Morris (1850-1921), rare book expert and bookseller, and purchasing agent for many New York libraries and collectors (Publisher's Weekly, p. 1471). Bookplate with aster design and motto "inter asteres, inter astra, Edward Sandford Burgess" on front and back inside covers. Manuscript codex. Title devised by cataloger. Collation: Quires of 10, the last with 3 blank leaves. Vertical catchwords at end of quire. No signatures or pagination. Leaves lightly numbered in pencil in upper outer corner of recto. 8 sewing stations. Origin: Italy. Layout: Single column, 23 lines per page. Vertical margin rulings done with hardpoint stylus. Script: Semi-slanting Italic Humanistic hand with long ascenders and descenders and occasional swashes, in brown ink with black or purplish-blue headings. Comments in yellow or black ink, occasional corrections in same hand in black ink. Decoration: Initials at beginning of each book. Occasional outer margin vertical penwork designs in black or yellow ink. Leaf 1r: Initial 'S' with whitework interlaced vines extending along upper left margin, spaces filled with brown ink wash. Leaf 14r: Yellow initial 'M' with interlaced vines in white or with yellow ink wash, background in brown ink. Leaf 32r: Decorative 'F', same as... Binding: Black morocco leather over boards, impressed with fine diaper pattern and blind-stamped twisted stem border. Gilt title lengthwise on spine: "Mss. S. Bernardi De Consideratione." Shelfmark: Eugene, OR, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon, MS 014.
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