Extent: i+28+i; 239 x 160 mm bound to 246 x 171 mm; parchment
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Collation note: first and last folia are two pieces of parchment, joined Binding: Nineteenth-century half-morocco Layout: One column of twenty-four lines; vertical bounding lines ruled in lead, horizontals ruled in faint ink; paragraphs marked by square capitals written in text ink in the left margin; written area: 150 x 105 mm Script: Humanistic Cursive Decoration: Illuminated front folio in Venetian-Paduan or all'antica style, with classical architectural elements supported by a pair of leopards and the background of the text painted as a torn sheet of parchment Related resource: De Ricci, Seymour, with the assistance of W. J. Wilson, Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the United States and Canada, vol. 2 (New York: H. W. Wilson, 1935-40), p. 1989, no. 5. Provenance: "N. 262, n. 368, and n. 410 are written on a French dealer's card bearing the stamped dates 10 Juill. 1880 and 10 Févr. 1881, and on the back the address M. Marquis, 208 bis, rue Grenelle St. Germain. -- Purchased (9 Sept. 1881) from Bailieu, of Paris." (deRicci)
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