University of Pennsylvania, Ms. Codex 1134

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS937

Shelfmark:

Ms. Codex 1134

Title:

Instructions to Nicolaus Theupulo.

Author:

Gritti, Andrea, 1455-1538

Andrea Gritti WIKIDATA

Place:

Venice, Italy

Venice TGN

Date:

1525.

sixteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Latin, with occasional paragraphs in Italian

Latin WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 31 leaves : parchment ; 228 x 160 (160 x 100) mm bound to 236 x 171 mm

Note:

Origin: Written in Venice, Italy (f. 2r), in 1525 (f. 29v).
Ms. codex.
Binding: Modern half calf.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Collation: Parchment, iii (modern paper) + 31 + iii (modern paper); 1⁶(-6) 2¹⁰ 3¹⁰ 4⁶; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.
Layout: Written in 25 long lines; ruled in ink.
Decoration: Decorated initials "S.H.D.E." (f. 1r); inscriptional capitals in red and blue throughout; illuminated border (f. 2r) has a gray background with vines and flowers in gold, green, pink, red, yellow, blue, light gray, and orange, as well as three pastoral scenes, depicting the lion of St. Mark (the symbol of Venice), a coat-of-arms depicting the corno ducale (the ducal hat of the...
Script: Written in a humanistic cursive script, with inscriptional (square) capitals.
Sold by Bernard Lesnick (Philadelphia), 1960.

Keyword:

illuminations (paintings)

Manuscripts, Latin

Manuscripts, Renaissance

notarial documents

codices (bound manuscripts)

Italy--Venice

Italy--Brescia

Institutional Record:

https://franklin.library.upenn.edu/catalog/FRANKLIN_9942585743503681

IIIF Manifest:

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/phalt/iiif/2/81431-p3tc6h/manifest

Holding Institution:

University of Pennsylvania