(Q43593)
Statements
Pearson, Thomas, 1740-1781
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Corser, Thomas, 1793-1876
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Huth, Henry, 1815-1878
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Huth, Alfred Henry, 1850-1910
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Illuminations (paintings)--England--16th century
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Christian life--Poetry--Early works to 1800
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1557
16. century
1557Gregorian
1557Gregorian
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Extent: ff. iii + 26 + iii : parchment ; 135 x 170 mm
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Title and statement of responsibility from frontispiece.
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Support: Parchment.
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Script: Textura; Humanistic.
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Layout: 14(-1) 26 3-44 56 64(-4). Prologue in 3 4-line stanzas per page; text and dedication in 3 7-line stanzas per page; ruled in lead.
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Decoration: Pen and ink frontispiece of a crowned lion and a dragon supporting the arms of England and France quarterly, with a full foliage border of fleur-de-lis (France) and Tudor roses (England, i.e. Mary) in the outer margin, and pomegranates (Granada, i.e. Philip) and gillyflowers (?) in the inner border; the pomegranate and rose, impaled, hang as a pendant from the upper border, and a...
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Other Decoration: Large calligraphic strapwork or foliage initials on ff. 2, 4 and 6.
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Assigned Date: s. XVImed.
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Input into Digital Scriptorium by: C. W. Dutschke, 3/9/2012.
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The text is intended as a New Year's gift to Queen Mary (f. 2v, "As a token that the new yeare doth begyn/ I presente to your grace..."); HM 121 could possibly be the presentation copy; no other copy, printed or manuscript, is known to exist. De Ricci, referring to the initials R. T. on the frontispiece, has suggested that HM 121 might be a transcript of an edition printed by Richard Tottell...
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22 July 2024
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22 July 2024
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