(Q46421)
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Þhe lyf and martirdom of seynt kateryne virgyne and martir
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Denman, John D
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Duncalf, J., Rev
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Gibbs, Henry Hucks, 1819-1907
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Hurt, Charles, (Junior, of Wirksworth)
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Towneley, Charles
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Towneley, John, 1731-1813
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Manuscripts, Medieval--England--1400-1450
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ca. 1425-1450
15. century
1425Gregorian
1450Gregorian
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Extent: 64 leaves, bound : vellum ; 23 cm.
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Written in anglicana formata script in 1 column of 27 lines; 1 foliate initial on burnished gold ground with border, smaller burnished gold initials with sprays, and numerous colored initials in red and blue with pen flourishes; headings in red. Written in England.
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Formerly part of a now-dispersed compendium of saints' lives (Huntington Lib., HM 115; Cambridge St John's College N. 16 and N. 17)
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Letter of William Blades, 24 Apr. 1858, concerning manuscript is mounted before the text.
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Bound in blue morocco, by Kalthoeber.
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In a tray case, 26 cm.
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Bequest of William K. Richardson, 1951.
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Belonged to John Towneley (bookplate); his sale (R.H. Evans, 8 June 1814, I, p. 43); bought by T. Triphook; Rev. J. Duncalf; his sale (Wheston Hall, Derbyshire, 1 Nov. 1836, lot 40); bought by Charles Hurt through Whittaker; John D. Denman; given by him to Colonel Charles Towneley in 1860; bought by Henry Hucks Gibbs, first Lord Aldenham (bookplate) from Ellis (1881?); his sale (22 Mar. 1937...
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23 July 2024
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23 July 2024
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