(Q10879)
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Burgess, Edward Sandford, 1855-1928
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Burgess, Julia
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Manuscripts, Latin (medieval and modern)
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Manuscrits médiévaux--Oregon--Eugene
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Manuscripts, Medieval--Oregon--Eugene
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between 1401 and 1425?
15. century
1401Gregorian
1425Gregorian
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Extent: 24 leaves : parchment ; 185 x 260 mm bound to 190 x 268 mm
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1. Label on inside front cover "William Wesley & Son, Booksellers & Publishers, 22 Essex St., Strand, London." William Wesley (1814-1885) was a publisher and exporter of scientific books and instruments. The business became William Wesley & Son in 1885. 2. Bookplate with aster design and motto "inter asteres, inter astra, Edward Sandford Burgess" on first flyleaf
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Manuscript codex.
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Title devised by cataloger.
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Opening line: "Liber macer incipit et p[ri]mo de artemisia."
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Collation: Three quires of 8. Catchwords on f. 8b, f. 16b. No signatures.
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Origin: Italy.
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Layout: Single column, lines ruled in ink, every 5th line numbered in pencil, varying number of lines per page, 1278 lines total.
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Script: Rounded Gothic book minuscule in brown ink with rubrication.
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Decoration: Illuminated capital 'H' on first recto: Brownish-purple with white highlights on raised gold square, filled with foliage in blue and pink, with green foliate extensions and 9 scattered raised gold dots outlined with ink. Four Lombardic capitals, three in red and four in blue; some unfilled capital spaces. Gothic ornamental capitals (same ink and size as script) starts each line...
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Binding: Gray-green paper and brown morocco leather spine over boards. Leather is blind-tooled with four pairs of horizontal lines, each bracketed by a small gold dot. Spine labeled "MACER" lengthwise in gold. Paper pastedowns and four paper flyleaves at front and back. Eight sewing stations
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Notes on former owner Edward Sandford Burgess: "Submitting this MS of Macer to Mr. G.[iuseppe] Marini Apr 16 1904 he says of it: 'It is a very fine MS, all in one hand, the work of an artist in MS work, done in Italy, in the 14th c.' ... Ends with the papaver and de capis. ... Perhaps a variation of Cornarius' edn. of 1540, presented Macer in 5 books ... Arturinianus in 1530 was the first...
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Shelfmark: Eugene, OR, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon, MS 034.
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24 September 2023
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24 September 2023
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