(Q43539)
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Abbreviated version of Adam of Eynsham's Magni vita sancti Hugonis
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Adam, of Eynsham, active 1196-1232
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Bulls (papal records)--England--16th century
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Saints--Biography--Early works to 1800
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Hugh, of Lincoln, Saint, 1140-1200
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between 1500 and 1515
16. century
1500Gregorian
1515Gregorian
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Extent: ff. ii + 97 + ii : parchment ; 204 x 274 mm
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Title supplied by cataloger.
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The Long Abbreviation by an anonymous Carthusian of Adam of Eynsham's Magni vita sancti Hugonis, along with three papal bulls by Honorius III relating to the canonization of Hugh of Lincoln written in the early years of the sixteenth century, possibly at the London Charterhouse.
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Span folios: ff. 1-97v. Support: Parchment. Layout: 1-28 36 4-58 68(-7, with no loss of text) 7-128 134. Catchwords in the lower margin; 32-33 long lines, ruled in rose-colored ink, the final quire in crayon; single vertical bounding lines, with the top and bottom 2 lines full across; pricking visible in the lower and outer margins. Written in a well formed bastard secretary hand with chapter...
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Decoration: Opening initials on f. 1 for the rubric and prologue with black strapwork, tinted in red; one top-line ascender, f. 58v, in similar style; 2-line red initials; initials within the text slashed in red.
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Input into Digital Scriptorium by: C. W. Dutschke, 2/11/2012.
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The preparation of the parchment and the careful attention paid to quire structure, script, chapter headings and punctuation are concomitant with Carthusian origin. Its Reynes binding would point to the London house (although there is no sign of their ex-libris), or to Henry V's Carthusian foundation at Sheen. Provenance unknown until it appears in the late nineteenth century at Belton House...
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22 July 2024
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22 July 2024
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