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| Property / associated name as recorded: Thompson, Henry Yates, 1838-1928 / qualifier | |||
| Property / associated name as recorded: Thompson, Henry Yates, 1838-1928 / qualifier | |||
| Property / subject as recorded: Apologetics--Early works to 1800 / qualifier | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:14, 24 August 2024
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Boston Public Library (8444649, MS f Med.10)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | De civitate Dei. (DS3316) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Boston Public Library (8444649, MS f Med.10) |
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28 November 2023
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Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo
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Master of the Boston City of God
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Ghisberti, Theodoricus
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Bragge, William, 1823-1884
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Thompson, Henry Yates, 1838-1928
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Cockerell, Sydney Carlyle, Sir, 1867-1962
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Henry Young (Firm)
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--Netherlands
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Manuscripts, Medieval--Netherlands
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--Massachusetts--Boston
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Manuscripts, Medieval--Massachusetts--Boston
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1466.
15. century
1466Gregorian
1466Gregorian
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Extent: 264 leaves : parchment, ill. ; 380 x 280 (280 x 190) mm bound to 40 cm, in box 43 cm
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Ms. codex.
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In Latin.
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Title from incipit (fol. 1v); date from colophon (fol. 264v.): Explicit liber beati augustini episcopi doctoris De gloriosissima civitate dei. Deo gracia. / Anno MC quater cursis lx quoque bis ter / Festo syderea quo scandit alexius ethra / Iste fuit codex scriptus tibi laus deus o rex / Ghijsberto genitum per heer fratrem theodricum / Qui legit hunc dicat scriptor cum pace quiescat. / AMEN.
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Bibliographic record created by BPL staff based on description by Dr. Lisa Fagin Davis.
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Secundo folio: Gloriosissimam civitatem dei sive in hoc temporum ...
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Collation: Parchment, fol. i (modern parchment) + 264 + i (modern parchment) ; 1-338 ; some signatures preserved, lower right recto in first half of each quire: signed a-z (quires 1-23), +, and the first nine words of the Pater Noster (one word per quire). Some catchwords preserved, lower right corner of final verso of quire. Modern pencil arabic foliation, upper right corner of each recto.
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Layout: Two columns, 43 lines, ruled in light plummet.
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Script: Written in a gothic bookhand in black ink with red rubrics. Mid-line initials alternate red and blue.
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Decoration (primary): fol.1: 15-line historiated initial depicting Adam and Eve with serpent and tree, in gold colors, with full border of vines and acanthus with dragons and drolleries. On fol.1v: 22-line miniature of St. Peter leading Augustine and a line of eight monks towards the City of God on fol. 1v, with full border of vines and acanthus with dragons and drolleries. On fol. 2...
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Decoration (secondary): Three-line initials throughout at chapter openings in red with brown, purple or green filigree, alternating blue with red filigree, some filigree incorporating drolleries; books begin with seven- to nine-line red and blue initials with red, brown, and/or green filigree.
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Binding: Modern limp vellum with parchment pastedowns and free endpapers. Boss burns on outer margin of fol. 262-264 indicate that the original binding was clasped. Bound for H.Y. Thompson, replacing the half-morocco by Townsend of Sheffield noted in the Bragge sale.
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Origin: Written by Theodericus Ghijsberti, Augustinian Canon Regular of St. Marie en de Twaalf Apostelen in Utrecht, completed 17 July 1466.
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Provenance: Early ownership inscription below colophon, fol. 364v, effaced but partially legible under ultraviolet light: "Iste [ ] pertinet regularium [traj(?)]ecto." William Bragge, his sale Sotheby's 7 June 1876, lot 21 (SDBM 24073). Sold by Henry Young (12 Dec. 1899) to Henry Yates Thompson for £35, Thompson's annotated bookplate on the inside of the upper cover, with the price in his...
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Immediate source of acquisition: Acquired by Sydney Cockerell for the Boston Public Library in March 1901 (his notes inside front cover; SDBM 197854), accessioned on April 29, 1901.
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Call number: MS f Med.10.
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Former call number: G.400.4.
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Bibliography: G. Gerritsen-Geysitz, "Utrechts Regulierenpenwerk?" Middeleeuwse handscriftenkunde in de Nederlanden 1988 (1989): 115-122; Zoltan Haraszti, "Medieval Manuscripts in The Library," More Books III (1928): 58-61; Klaas van der Hoek, "Antonis Rogiersz. uten Broec. Een verluchter uit Utrecht, werkzaam in de Zuidelijke en de Noordelijke Nederlanden," Oud Holland 117.3/4 (2004): 119-136...
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4 December 2023
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