(Q4717)
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Joannis Passeratii Coniecturarum et opinionum liber.
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Passerat, Jean, 1534-1602
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Monmerqué, L.-J.-N. 1780-1860
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Plautus, Titus Maccius--Criticism and interpretation
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Propertius, Sextus--Criticism and interpretation
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Tibullus--Criticism and interpretation
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Satire, Latin--Criticism, Textual
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[between 1572 and 1599]
16. century
1572Gregorian
1599
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Extent: 182 leaves : paper ; 328 x 225 mm bound to 333 x 235 mm
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Ms. codex.
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Binding: 18th-century morocco (Zacour-Hirsch).
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Watermark: Briquet Colonne 4433 (1564), Briquet Chien 3639 (1563), Briquet Lettre. B 8079 (1580).
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Title from caption heading of the predominant work.
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Decoration: Engraved print portrait of Jean Passerat, probably dating from 1598, pasted into this codex (f. i verso).
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Script: Written in a semi-Gothic cursive (works 1-3) and humanistic cursive (work 4) script, possibly by Jean Passerat.
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Layout: Work 2 has 45-65 lines per page, work 3 has 45-55 lines per page, work 4 has 23-27 lines per page, all with bounding lines in lead.
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Foliation: Paper, i + 182 + i; modern foliation in pencil, lower right recto. Each work except the second has separate contemporary pagination: work 1, p.1-41 is f.1-21, p.42-74 is f.25-41, p.74-79 is f.41v-44, p.80-118 is f.49-68, p.119-157 is f.71-90; work 3, p.1-20 is f.106-115v; work 4, p.1-130 is f.118-182v.
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Origin: Written in Paris, France between 1572 and 1599 (Zacour-Hirsch).
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Sold by Paul Jammes (Paris), 1962.
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Possibly sold in the collection of L.-J.-N. Monmerqué by L. Potier (Paris), 12 May 1851, lot 2818 (Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts).
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27 August 2023
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27 August 2023
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