Explanatio Psalmorum XII]. (DS3617) (Q16874)
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| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Explanatio Psalmorum XII]. (DS3617) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Boston Public Library (8444699, MS f Med.9) |
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28 November 2023
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Explanatio Psalmorum XII].
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Ambrose, Saint, Bishop of Milan, -397
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Barbaro, Francesco, 1390-1454
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Barrois, Joseph, approximately 1785-1855
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Ashburnham, Bertram Ashburnham, Earl of, 1797-1878
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Cockerell, Sydney Carlyle, Sir, 1867-1962
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Collegio di San Barnaba (Milan, Italy)
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--Italy
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--Massachusetts--Boston
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Manuscripts, Medieval--Massachusetts--Boston
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Bible. Psalms--Criticism and interpretation
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between 1400 and 1450
15. century
1400Gregorian
1450Gregorian
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Extent: 168 leaves : parchment ; 254 x 178 mm (172 x 107 mm), in box 29 cm
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Ms. codex.
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In Latin.
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Title devised by cataloger.
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Bibliographic record created by BPL staff based on description by Dr. Lisa Fagin Davis.
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Secundo folio: ...tis in cordibus vestris...
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Collation: Parchment, fol. 168 ; 1-218 ; decorative catchwords in lower center margin of last verso of each quire. Modern arabic pencil foliation, upper outer corner of each page (1r, 1v, etc.).
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Script: Written in a humanistic bookhand in black ink with some spaces for rubrics left blank, others filled with 2-line epigraphic capitals in black ink. Spaces left for 3-line initials, some later filled with black epigraphic capitals.
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Layout: One column, 32 lines. Ruled in light plummet, some prickings preserved for bounding lines.
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Binding: Parchment over boards (possibly re-used, with evidence of previous clasps and tooling), sewn on four split-leather thongs, clasps lacking, 17th-century title on spine "S./Ambrosii/in Psalm" and "manuscr". "S. Ambrosii in Psa." Round green Barrois spine label, "88." Housed in tan cloth clamshell box.
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Origin: Written in Italy in the first half of the fifteenth century.
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Provenance: Contemporary ownership inscription of the Venetian patrician Francesco Barbaro (1390-1454) inside front cover: "Iste S. Ambrosius super psalmus est francisci barbari patricii veneti." 17th century inscription on f. 1r: "Colegii S. Barnabae," presumably St. Barnabas in Milan; Barbaro was the Venetian ambassador to Milan in 1446, which may have been when the manuscript came to that...
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Immediate source of acquisition: Ashburnham sale, Sotheby's London, 10 June 1901, lot 12 to Sydney Cockerell for the Boston Public Library (Cockerell's notes on front flyleaf).
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Call number: MS f Med.9.
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Former call number: MS G.38.48.
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Bibliography: Zoltan Haraszti, "Medieval Manuscripts in The Library," More Books III (1928): 58.
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4 December 2023
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