New York University, Fragment 006

Metadata

DS ID:

DS346

Shelfmark:

Fragment 006

Place:

Engalnd

England TGN

Date:

1573; s. XVI(2); 1550-1599

sixteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

[English]

English WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Script, f. 1r-v: Gothic book hand.

Former Owner(s):

This collection of English binding fragments was given to NYU by Homer Lewis Bartlett (1858-1940), who graduated in 1884 from NYU with a degree in Science and Civil Engineering; he married Clarice Sherman Noble in 1892; they had five children.

Homer Lewis Bartlett WIKIDATA

by 1902, he was second vice-president of the Eastern District Savings Bank. De Ricci states that the collection (of 101 fragments with 70 others laid into the album) was given to NYU in 1884 (the same year in which Homer L. Bartlett graduated).

Note:

Bibliography: De Ricci, p. 1346.
f. 1r-v: 8 lines only, from the bottom of the document.
f. 1r-v: Latin.
f. 1r-v: Reference on line 6 (of 8 lines) of this partial document is to the 15th year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, hence 1573. Blank on the verso. Double horizontal lines in lower margin from where the seal was attached.

Holding Institution:

New York University