Le décameron (DS10755) (Q46367)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Harvard University (990098882640203941, MS Richardson 31, https://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990098882640203941/catalog)
- Decamerone
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Le décameron (DS10755) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Harvard University (990098882640203941, MS Richardson 31, https://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990098882640203941/catalog) |
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23 July 2024
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Decamerone
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Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375
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Bedford Master, active 1415-1430
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Chevalier, Etienne, -1474
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Clermont-Tonnerre, Charles-Henri, comte de, -1640
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Loménie de Brienne, Etienne Charles de, 1727-1794
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Johnes, Thomas, 1748-1816
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Paris de Meyzieu, Jean Baptiste, -1778
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Newcastle, Henry Pelham Archibald Douglas Pelham-Clinton, 7th Duke of, 1864-1928
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Manuscripts, Medieval--France--1450-1500
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ca. 1460
15. century
1460Gregorian
1460Gregorian
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Extent: 262 leaves, bound : vellum, ill. ; 36 cm.
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Written in bâtarde script in 2 columns; 11 miniatures with foliate borders (with patron's device of the knotted double 'e'), numerous decorated initials, and headings in red.
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Written and illuminated in France (Paris?) for Etienne Chevalier, treasurer of France under Charles VII and Louis XI.
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Illumination attributed to a follower of the Bedford Master.
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Title supplied by cataloger.
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Bound in 16th-cent.(?) green velvet with brass corner-pieces.
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In a tray case, 39 cm.
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Bequest of William K. Richardson, 1951.
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Made for Etienne Chevalier; belonged to Charles-Henri, comte de Clermont-Tonnerre; bequeathed to the Minimes of Tonnerre in 1640; ceded to Cardinal Loménie de Brienne in 1788; Jean Baptiste Paris de Meyzieu (Bibliotheca Parisina); his sale (Paris, 28 Mar. 1791, lot 414); bought by Thomas Johnes of Hafod; Dukes of Newcastle; Clumber Park sale (London, Sotheby's, 6 Dec. 1937, III, lot 934...
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25 July 2024
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