(Q9162)
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Ingilby, William Henry, Sir, 1874-1952
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Lyell, James P. R. 1871-1948
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Manuscripts, Renaissance
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English poetry--Middle English, 1100-1500
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Middle English, 1100-1500
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Catholic Church--Sermons--Early works to 1800
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[1450?]
15. century
1450Gregorian
1450Gregorian
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Extent: 194 leaves : parchment, illustrations ; 228 x 160 (154 x 100) mm bound to 240 x 165 mm
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Foliation: Paper, 194; [iv], [1-190]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.
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Felton's sermons exist in the following mss., Royal Ms. 8 BXII, Harleianen Mss. 537, 1327, 4238, Oxford, University College LXV, New College CCCV.
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Latin, with a poem in Middle English.
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Title, attribution, and date supplied by cataloger (Zacour-Hirsch).
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Incipit: Penuria studentium in materia morali paupertasque juvenum qui copia privantur librorum...
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Ms. codex.
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Origin: Written in England, possibly Oxford, ca. 1450 (Zacour-Hirsch).
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Script: Written in a semi-cursive Gothic script in a single hand, except for f. 189r-190v in a second hand.
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Decoration: 3-line blue initials with red penwork ornamentation and extensive rubrication throughout.
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Binding: Modern leather.
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Layout: Written in 36 long lines; ruled in ink; prickings visible.
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Appears in Bernard Quaritch's catalog 699 (1952), no. 61.
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Formerly owned by James P. R. Lyell (bookplate, inside upper cover).
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Sold by Bernard Quaritch, 1952.
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Sold by Sir William Henry Ingilby at auction at Sotheby's, 21 Oct. 1920, lot 153, to Maggs Bros.; appears in Maggs catalog 404 (1921), lot 15.
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19 September 2023
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19 September 2023
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