University of Pennsylvania, Folio GrC St812 Ef512g

Metadata

DS ID:

DS30188

Shelfmark:

Folio GrC St812 Ef512g

Title:

Partial copy of Chronicon

Author:

Sigebert, of Gembloux, approximately 1030-1112

Sigebert of Gembloux WIKIDATA

Place:

Belgium

Belgium TGN

Date:

between 1475 and 1499?

fifteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Latin

Latin WIKIDATA

Material:

paper

Paper AAT

Physical Description:

Extent: 10 leaves : paper ; 263 x 190 mm bound to 218 x 155 mm

Note:

Ms. gathering.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Collation: Paper, 10; 12 28 (f. 7-10 blank).
Layout: Written in 47-50 long lines; frame-ruled in lead.
Script: Written in Gothic cursive script.
Decoration: 4-line initial (f. 2r) and 3-line initial (f. 1r) in red; paragraph marks in red followed by initials slashed with red on first page (f. 1r).
Binding: Bound with Strabo's Geographia (Paris: Gourmont, 1512) in 18th-century calf including gilt spine title Initium Chronic[i] Sicebert[i] MS.
Origin: Probably written in Belgium, possibly in Gembloux (inscription on title page of printed work, Bibliotheca Gemblacensis), in the late 15th century (Zacour-Hirsch).
Sold by Bernard M. Rosenthal (New York), 1964.

Keyword:

Manuscripts, Latin

Manuscripts, Renaissance

chronicles

Early works

World history

Institutional Record:

https://find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/9961263533503681

Holding Institution:

University of Pennsylvania