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Property / title as recorded: Two leaves from the Beauvais Missal]. / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Property / uniform title as recorded: Beauvais Missal / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Property / associated name as recorded: Catholic Church / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Property / associated name as recorded: Hangest, Robert de / rank | |||||||||||||||
Property / associated name as recorded: Hangest, Robert de / qualifier | |||||||||||||||
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Property / associated name as recorded: Brölemann, Henri August / rank | |||||||||||||||
Property / associated name as recorded: Brölemann, Henri August / qualifier | |||||||||||||||
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Property / associated name as recorded: Ege, Otto F / rank | |||||||||||||||
Property / associated name as recorded: Ege, Otto F / qualifier | |||||||||||||||
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Property / associated name as recorded: Duschnes, Philip C / rank | |||||||||||||||
Property / associated name as recorded: Duschnes, Philip C / qualifier | |||||||||||||||
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Property / associated name as recorded: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre (Beauvais, France) / rank | |||||||||||||||
Property / associated name as recorded: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre (Beauvais, France) / qualifier | |||||||||||||||
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Property / genre as recorded: Manuscripts, Medieval--France / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Property / genre as recorded: Manuscripts, Medieval--France / qualifier | |||||||||||||||
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Property / genre as recorded: Gothic scripts / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Property / genre as recorded: Missals (Service books) / rank | |||||||||||||||
Property / genre as recorded: Missals (Service books) / qualifier | |||||||||||||||
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Property / genre as recorded: Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--France / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Property / subject as recorded: Manuscripts, Medieval--Massachusetts--Boston / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Property / subject as recorded: Manuscripts, Medieval--Massachusetts--Boston / qualifier | |||||||||||||||
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Property / production place as recorded: France] / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Property / physical description: Extent: 2 leaves ; parchment, music ; 290 x 200 (200 x 135) mm / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Property / note: Bibliographic record created by BPL staff based on description by Dr. Lisa Fagin Davis. / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Property / note: Conjectured date of production based on an inscription on what was originally the first leaf of the Missal (see provenance note). / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Property / note: Collation: Parchment, two leaves. / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Property / note: Layout: Two columns (60 mm each), 21 lines; bounding and writings lines in blind or light plummet; square Gregorian notation on a four-line red staff, no stems. / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Property / note: Script: Written in a Gothic bookhand in black ink with red rubrics. / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Property / note: Decoration: Two-line initials throughout in red and blue with white filigree highlighting and spiked bar extensions with foliate ends extending well into margins. / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Property / note: Decoration 2: When whole, the manuscript had 309 leaves, thirty-five large decorative initials with burnished gold, numerous smaller initials, and four historiated initials, three depicting the celebration of mass, and the fourth, Ecclesia and Synagoga. / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Property / note: Origin: Written in France in the late 13th century. / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Property / note: Provenance 1: Commissioned in the late 13th century, according to an inscription on what was originally the opening leaf (now lost), given by bequest from Canon Robert de Hangest to the cathedral of Beauvais on 3 November of an unknown year at the end of the 13th century ("Dns Robertus de hangestis quondam can.cus Beluacci legauit Istam terciam ptem missalis Ecclie Beluaccii p obitu suo in... / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Property / note: Provenance 2: It was last recorded as complete (and described in detail) when it was sold at Sotheby's London on 4 May 1926, lot 161, as part of the Brölemann collection (SDBM 6017). In that catalogue, the lower edge of the manuscript was described as gilt "au pointillé"; the gilt is still discernable on the leaves' edges. Purchased by Permain in 1926, the manuscript was later acquired by Otto... / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Property / note: Provenance 3: The calendar page on whose blank recto the Beauvais inscription was written has since been lost. Numerous leaves of this manuscript survive in Ege portfolios in collections throughout North America (see http://ege.denison.edu/manuscripts_locations_list.php for an up-to-date listing of portfolio locations). Single leaves, not part of portfolios, can be found in the following... / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Property / note: Immediate source of acquisition: Purchased by the BPL from dealer Philip Duchsnes in 1950. / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Property / note: Formerly cataloged as BPL MS 1538. / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Property / note: Currently cataloged under MS pb Med.110. / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Property / note: For published description, see: Shailor, Barbara A. "Otto Ege: His Manuscript Fragment Collection and the Opportunities Presented by Electronic Technology," The Journal of the Rutgers University Libraries 60 (2003), p. 1-22. / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Property / date last updated: 28 November 2023 / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Two leaves from the Beauvais Missal]. | |||||||||||||||
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Beauvais Missal | |||||||||||||||
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Hangest, Robert de | |||||||||||||||
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Brölemann, Henri August | |||||||||||||||
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Property / associated name as recorded: Brölemann, Henri August / qualifier | |||||||||||||||
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Ege, Otto F | |||||||||||||||
Property / associated name as recorded: Ege, Otto F / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Property / associated name as recorded: Ege, Otto F / qualifier | |||||||||||||||
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Duschnes, Philip C | |||||||||||||||
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Cathédrale Saint-Pierre (Beauvais, France) | |||||||||||||||
Property / associated name as recorded: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre (Beauvais, France) / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Property / associated name as recorded: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre (Beauvais, France) / qualifier | |||||||||||||||
Property / associated name as recorded: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre (Beauvais, France) / qualifier | |||||||||||||||
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Manuscripts, Medieval--France | |||||||||||||||
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--France | |||||||||||||||
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Illuminations | |||||||||||||||
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Missals (Service books) | |||||||||||||||
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Gothic scripts | |||||||||||||||
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Manuscripts, Medieval--Massachusetts--Boston | |||||||||||||||
Property / subject as recorded: Manuscripts, Medieval--Massachusetts--Boston / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Property / subject as recorded: Manuscripts, Medieval--Massachusetts--Boston / qualifier | |||||||||||||||
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between 1275 and 1299? | |||||||||||||||
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century: 13. century
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earliest date: 1275Gregorian
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latest date: 1299Gregorian
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France] | |||||||||||||||
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Extent: 2 leaves ; parchment, music ; 290 x 200 (200 x 135) mm | |||||||||||||||
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parchment, music | |||||||||||||||
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Ms. leaves. | |||||||||||||||
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In Latin. | |||||||||||||||
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Bibliographic record created by BPL staff based on description by Dr. Lisa Fagin Davis. | |||||||||||||||
Property / note: Bibliographic record created by BPL staff based on description by Dr. Lisa Fagin Davis. / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Conjectured date of production based on an inscription on what was originally the first leaf of the Missal (see provenance note). | |||||||||||||||
Property / note: Conjectured date of production based on an inscription on what was originally the first leaf of the Missal (see provenance note). / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Collation: Parchment, two leaves. | |||||||||||||||
Property / note: Collation: Parchment, two leaves. / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Layout: Two columns (60 mm each), 21 lines; bounding and writings lines in blind or light plummet; square Gregorian notation on a four-line red staff, no stems. | |||||||||||||||
Property / note: Layout: Two columns (60 mm each), 21 lines; bounding and writings lines in blind or light plummet; square Gregorian notation on a four-line red staff, no stems. / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Script: Written in a Gothic bookhand in black ink with red rubrics. | |||||||||||||||
Property / note: Script: Written in a Gothic bookhand in black ink with red rubrics. / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Decoration: Two-line initials throughout in red and blue with white filigree highlighting and spiked bar extensions with foliate ends extending well into margins. | |||||||||||||||
Property / note: Decoration: Two-line initials throughout in red and blue with white filigree highlighting and spiked bar extensions with foliate ends extending well into margins. / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Decoration 2: When whole, the manuscript had 309 leaves, thirty-five large decorative initials with burnished gold, numerous smaller initials, and four historiated initials, three depicting the celebration of mass, and the fourth, Ecclesia and Synagoga. | |||||||||||||||
Property / note: Decoration 2: When whole, the manuscript had 309 leaves, thirty-five large decorative initials with burnished gold, numerous smaller initials, and four historiated initials, three depicting the celebration of mass, and the fourth, Ecclesia and Synagoga. / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Origin: Written in France in the late 13th century. | |||||||||||||||
Property / note: Origin: Written in France in the late 13th century. / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Provenance 1: Commissioned in the late 13th century, according to an inscription on what was originally the opening leaf (now lost), given by bequest from Canon Robert de Hangest to the cathedral of Beauvais on 3 November of an unknown year at the end of the 13th century ("Dns Robertus de hangestis quondam can.cus Beluacci legauit Istam terciam ptem missalis Ecclie Beluaccii p obitu suo in... | |||||||||||||||
Property / note: Provenance 1: Commissioned in the late 13th century, according to an inscription on what was originally the opening leaf (now lost), given by bequest from Canon Robert de Hangest to the cathedral of Beauvais on 3 November of an unknown year at the end of the 13th century ("Dns Robertus de hangestis quondam can.cus Beluacci legauit Istam terciam ptem missalis Ecclie Beluaccii p obitu suo in... / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Provenance 2: It was last recorded as complete (and described in detail) when it was sold at Sotheby's London on 4 May 1926, lot 161, as part of the Brölemann collection (SDBM 6017). In that catalogue, the lower edge of the manuscript was described as gilt "au pointillé"; the gilt is still discernable on the leaves' edges. Purchased by Permain in 1926, the manuscript was later acquired by Otto... | |||||||||||||||
Property / note: Provenance 2: It was last recorded as complete (and described in detail) when it was sold at Sotheby's London on 4 May 1926, lot 161, as part of the Brölemann collection (SDBM 6017). In that catalogue, the lower edge of the manuscript was described as gilt "au pointillé"; the gilt is still discernable on the leaves' edges. Purchased by Permain in 1926, the manuscript was later acquired by Otto... / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Provenance 3: The calendar page on whose blank recto the Beauvais inscription was written has since been lost. Numerous leaves of this manuscript survive in Ege portfolios in collections throughout North America (see http://ege.denison.edu/manuscripts_locations_list.php for an up-to-date listing of portfolio locations). Single leaves, not part of portfolios, can be found in the following... | |||||||||||||||
Property / note: Provenance 3: The calendar page on whose blank recto the Beauvais inscription was written has since been lost. Numerous leaves of this manuscript survive in Ege portfolios in collections throughout North America (see http://ege.denison.edu/manuscripts_locations_list.php for an up-to-date listing of portfolio locations). Single leaves, not part of portfolios, can be found in the following... / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Immediate source of acquisition: Purchased by the BPL from dealer Philip Duchsnes in 1950. | |||||||||||||||
Property / note: Immediate source of acquisition: Purchased by the BPL from dealer Philip Duchsnes in 1950. / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Formerly cataloged as BPL MS 1538. | |||||||||||||||
Property / note: Formerly cataloged as BPL MS 1538. / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Currently cataloged under MS pb Med.110. | |||||||||||||||
Property / note: Currently cataloged under MS pb Med.110. / rank | |||||||||||||||
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For published description, see: Shailor, Barbara A. "Otto Ege: His Manuscript Fragment Collection and the Opportunities Presented by Electronic Technology," The Journal of the Rutgers University Libraries 60 (2003), p. 1-22. | |||||||||||||||
Property / note: For published description, see: Shailor, Barbara A. "Otto Ege: His Manuscript Fragment Collection and the Opportunities Presented by Electronic Technology," The Journal of the Rutgers University Libraries 60 (2003), p. 1-22. / rank | |||||||||||||||
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4 December 2023
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Latest revision as of 19:11, 29 August 2024
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Boston Public Library (8444702, MS pb Med.110)
- Beauvais Missal
Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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English | Two leaves from the Beauvais Missal]. (DS3367) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Boston Public Library (8444702, MS pb Med.110) |
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Statements
28 November 2023
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Beauvais Missal
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Hangest, Robert de
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Brölemann, Henri August
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Duschnes, Philip C
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Cathédrale Saint-Pierre (Beauvais, France)
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--France
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Manuscripts, Medieval--Massachusetts--Boston
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between 1275 and 1299?
13. century
1275Gregorian
1299Gregorian
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Extent: 2 leaves ; parchment, music ; 290 x 200 (200 x 135) mm
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Ms. leaves.
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In Latin.
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Bibliographic record created by BPL staff based on description by Dr. Lisa Fagin Davis.
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Conjectured date of production based on an inscription on what was originally the first leaf of the Missal (see provenance note).
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Collation: Parchment, two leaves.
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Layout: Two columns (60 mm each), 21 lines; bounding and writings lines in blind or light plummet; square Gregorian notation on a four-line red staff, no stems.
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Script: Written in a Gothic bookhand in black ink with red rubrics.
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Decoration: Two-line initials throughout in red and blue with white filigree highlighting and spiked bar extensions with foliate ends extending well into margins.
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Decoration 2: When whole, the manuscript had 309 leaves, thirty-five large decorative initials with burnished gold, numerous smaller initials, and four historiated initials, three depicting the celebration of mass, and the fourth, Ecclesia and Synagoga.
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Origin: Written in France in the late 13th century.
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Provenance 1: Commissioned in the late 13th century, according to an inscription on what was originally the opening leaf (now lost), given by bequest from Canon Robert de Hangest to the cathedral of Beauvais on 3 November of an unknown year at the end of the 13th century ("Dns Robertus de hangestis quondam can.cus Beluacci legauit Istam terciam ptem missalis Ecclie Beluaccii p obitu suo in...
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Provenance 2: It was last recorded as complete (and described in detail) when it was sold at Sotheby's London on 4 May 1926, lot 161, as part of the Brölemann collection (SDBM 6017). In that catalogue, the lower edge of the manuscript was described as gilt "au pointillé"; the gilt is still discernable on the leaves' edges. Purchased by Permain in 1926, the manuscript was later acquired by Otto...
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Provenance 3: The calendar page on whose blank recto the Beauvais inscription was written has since been lost. Numerous leaves of this manuscript survive in Ege portfolios in collections throughout North America (see http://ege.denison.edu/manuscripts_locations_list.php for an up-to-date listing of portfolio locations). Single leaves, not part of portfolios, can be found in the following...
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Immediate source of acquisition: Purchased by the BPL from dealer Philip Duchsnes in 1950.
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Formerly cataloged as BPL MS 1538.
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Currently cataloged under MS pb Med.110.
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For published description, see: Shailor, Barbara A. "Otto Ege: His Manuscript Fragment Collection and the Opportunities Presented by Electronic Technology," The Journal of the Rutgers University Libraries 60 (2003), p. 1-22.
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4 December 2023
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