(Q17459)
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28 November 2023
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Le uie de Sion pia[n]gono.
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De mystica theologia.
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Hugh, of Balma, active 13th century
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Segre Amar, Sion, 1910-
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Enluminures (Firm)
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Manuscripts, Italian--Massachusetts--Boston
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Manuscripts, Medieval--Massachusetts--Boston
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Spiritual life--Catholic Church--Early works to 1800
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Prayer--Catholic Church--Early works to 1800
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1442
15. century
1442Gregorian
1442Gregorian
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Extent: 80 leaves : paper ; 220 x 140 (155 x 100) mm bound to 23 cm
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Ms. codex.
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Title from opening line of text; date from colophon; place of production conjectured based on contents.
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Collation: Parchment, fol. i (modern paper) + 80 + fol. i (modern paper) ; i10 ii-vi12 vii10 ; modern pencil foliation in upper-right margins.
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Layout: Ruled in lead point, with vertical and horizontal bounding lines, 24 to 33 lines per page.
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Script: Written in black ink in a gothic semitextualis; headings in red ink in a gothic textualis.
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Decoration: Three-line initials on first several pages rubricated in red; initials otherwise with guide letters, but unrubricated.
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Binding: Bound in modern rigid vellum.
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Origin: Copied in Italy and completed in October 1442 (see contents note for colophon).
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Provenance: Front flyleaf with sticker "133". Offered at Sotheby's (London, 9 July 1973, lot 36) to Sion Segre Amar, with his label on rear pastedown: "SSA -- Nasce a guisa di rampollo a pie del vero il dubbio 111". Offered again at Sotheby's (London, 1 December 1998, lot 87) to a private collector. Offered again at Sotheby's (London, 3 July 2018, lot 20).
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Immediate source of acquisition: Purchased from Les Enluminures in April, 2023.
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4 December 2023
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