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Nix, Richard, Bishop of Norwich, approximately 1447-1535
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Nix, Richard, Bishop of Norwich, approximately 1447-1535
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Law Society (Great Britain)
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Judicial records--England--15th century
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Law--England--History--Early works to 1800
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Latin, Anglo Norman, and Middle English
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approximately 1460, and later additions in early 16th c.
15. century
16. century
1460Gregorian
1535Gregorian
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Extent: XXXIV], 410 [i.e. 378] leaves : parchment ; 268 x 180 (165 x 103) mm
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Parchment, i (paper) + [XXXIV] + 410 (foliated 140, 142-287, 289-359, 400-410 ) + i (paper). Layout: Quires 1-46 of 8 leaves; quire 47 of 6 leaves; quire 48 of 8 leaves; quire 49 of 6 leaves; + 12 leaves (= 1 quire of 8 leaves, and 1 of 4) inserted after quire 49's leaf 5 (ff. 358, 359, 400-409); the 37 original quires are numbered as "37 quaterni" on ff. ii and 410v. Contemporary foliation in...
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Written in England, probably London, in the last quarter of the 15th century, with additions in the early sixteenth century, in an Anglicana script by a number of scribes.
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2- to 3-line initials in blue, some with ornate red penwork (on leaves 6r, 7r, 7v, 9r, 15v, 16v, 19v, 41r), mainly in the first third of the text; spaces left for other initials; paragraph marks in red and blue mainly in first half of book; simple line fillers of red penstrokes; some capitals touched in red and opening words underlined in red.
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Manuscript was owned by Richard Nix (or Nykke, approximately 1447-1535), the last Catholic Bishop of Norwich: contemporary inscriptions on verso of f. 410, "Liber Ric[ard]i Nykke ep[iscop]i Norwicen[sis]" and along vertical edge between clasps on backboard, "Lib[er] Nyke Norwych". Inscription on verso of last flyleaf: M[emorandu]m that the C[harter] of the confirmacion of the Collegge of...
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22 July 2024
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22 July 2024
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