(Q9558)
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Decamerone.
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Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375
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Lyell, James P. R. 1871-1948
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Manuscripts, Renaissance
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Plague--Europe--History--Fiction
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[after 1414]
15. century
1414Gregorian
1499Gregorian
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Extent: 658 leaves : paper, color, illustrations ; 280 x 196 (215 x 130) mm bound to 291 x 205 mm
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Origin: Written in France after 1414 (Zacour-Hirsch).
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Binding: 17th-century vellum.
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Title from explicit (f. 657v).
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Foliation: Paper, i (17th-century paper) + 658 + i (17th-century paper); [1-658]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.
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Layout: Written in 24-30 long lines; chancery folio format.
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Script: Written in bâtarde script.
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Decoration: 4-line initial with foliate ornamentation in blue, gold, and pink (f. 1r); red initials and capitals.
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Ms. codex.
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Formerly owned by James P. R. Lyell (Zacour-Hirsch).
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Appears in Bernard Quaritch's catalog 699 (1952), no. 27.
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Sold by Bernard Quaritch, 1952.
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Appears in Maggs Bros. catalog 687 (March 1940), no. 200.
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19 September 2023
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19 September 2023
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