Extent: ff. i + i + i + 32 + i + i : parchment ; 182 x 252 mm
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Title supplied by cataloger. Support: Parchment. Script: Bastard secretary; Secretary; Calligraphic. Span folios: ff. 1-32v. Other Decoration: Opening initials on ff. 1 and 12, respectively of 8 and 6 lines in highlighted pink and blue on gold grounds infilled with leaves and vine, with full bar and foliage borders of considerable width in the same colors; blank spaces reserved in the lower margins for an eventual owner's shield. 1-line initials alternating blue with red flourishing or gold with black. Assigned Date: s. XVex. The two main late 15th-century texts are accompanied by two mid 16th-century additions, one dating from the reign of Edward VI (1547-1553) and one from that of Elizabeth I (1558-1603). Input into Digital Scriptorium by: C. W. Dutschke, 1/22/2012. On f. ii, the pressmark "A:5." in the hand of John Egerton (1579-1649), 1st Earl of Bridgewater, corrected to "A:5./7." by the second Earl (1622-86). The current Bridgewater pressmark and the bookplate of that Library on the front pastedown.
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