Ms. codex. Title supplied by cataloger. Collation: Paper, i + 20 + i; 120; 1-13, [14-20] (14-20 blank); contemporary foliation in arabic numerals in ink and modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto. Catchwords on every page, lower right corner. Link to collation model at end of record. Layout: Written in 20 long lines, with initials and section numbers in the left margin. Script: Written in an Italian cancellaresca script, signed in a different hand by Matthaeus Gentilis, ducal chancellor (f. 4v-5r, 8r-8v, 13v). Watermarks: Crown with countermark of IBC with 3-leaf clover above the B; flyleaves have 3 crescents above the word MEZZANA with countermark of the letter W topped with decorative flourishes. Binding: Marbled paper over pasteboard. Origin: Written in Mantua, dated 10 Nov. 1594 (f. 5r, 8v, 13v). Sold at auction at Sotheby's, 7 Dec. 1999, lot 24, to Lawrence J. Schoenberg. Gift of Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2011.
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