Extent: 199 leaves : parchment ; 358 x 283 (253 x 166) mm bound to 374 x 290 mm
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Ms. codex. Title from caption title of first work (f. 1r). Collation: Parchment, i (modern paper) + 199 + i (modern paper); 17(+1) 210 37(-1,+7) 4-178 184 198 208(-4,5) 21-248 259(+9) 266(-5); contemporary foliation in Roman numerals for each separate work, upper right recto: 1-17, 19-140 (= f. 18-139), 1- 11 (= f. 140-150), 14-57 (= f. 151-194), 1-4 (= f. 195-198), [i] (pastedown, = f. 199). References in this record are to modern foliation. Layout: Written in 37-38 long lines, ruled in lead, text box outlined in ink. Script: Written in a secretary cursive script. Decoration: Manicules (f. 99v, 110v), decorated initial A with hungry dragon (f. 140r), decorated initial R with face in profile with another face in profile on opposite side of title (f. 195r), decorated 4-line initials (f. 195v, 196v, 198r). Binding: Modern stamped calf over wooden boards; f. 199v shows signs of having been a pastedown for a previous binding. Origin: Written in southern France in 1397-1398 (Zacour-Hirsch). Sold by Laurence Witten (New Haven, Conn.), 1958?
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