Extent: 245 leaves : paper ; 205 x 137 mm bound to 209 x 142 mm
Note:
Ms. codex. Title from incipit (f. 1r). Foliation: Paper, i + 242 + ii; [1-242]; modern pencil foliation, upper right recto; contemporary foliation in ink, upper right recto, for work 3 and work 5. Script: Written in humanistic cursive script, in multiple hands. Watermark: Briquet Oiseau 12251(1590) and 12210 (1591), Fleur de Lis 7319 (1592), and two unidentifiable marks: one depicts a crown and a bird inside a circle (likely late 16th century), the other depicts a lion rampant holding a fleur de lis, comparable to Briquet Lion 10560 (1466). Binding: Contemporary vellum with remains of leather closures on upper cover. Origin: Written in Italy, ca. 1600 (Zacour-Hirsch). Latin note on flyleaf records that "Gregorius de Gregoriis" found this book during the war of Pope Urban VIII, in 1644, in a river near Cessola. Sold by Benedetti, 1912.
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