Fall of princes; manuscript (DS9600) (Q42804)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens (.b18235840, https://catalog.huntington.org/record=b1823584, mssHM 268)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Fall of princes; manuscript (DS9600) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens (.b18235840, https://catalog.huntington.org/record=b1823584, mssHM 268) |
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Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451
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Sotheby, Charles William Hamilton, 1820-1871
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Illuminated manuscripts--England--15th century
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English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500
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Manuscripts, Medieval--California--San Marino
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between 1440 and 1460.
15. century
1460Gregorian
1460Gregorian
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Extent: ff. 1-158 volumes : parchment, bound ; 293 x 412 mm
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Binding: Bound, s. XVIII, in English gold-tooled brown calf; rebacked, original spine laid down. The volume was resewn after coming to the Huntington, probably sometime in the 1930s, to restore the contents to their proper sequence.
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Possibly in the collection formed by James Sotheby in the seventeenth century. Armorial bookplate of C. W. H. Sotheby on the front pastedown; sale of Col. H. G. Sotheby, Sotheby's, 24 July 1924, lot 24 with plate of f. 109v to A. S. W. Rosenbach. Precise source and date of acquisition by Henry E. Huntington unknown.
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22 July 2024
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22 July 2024
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