(Q12966)

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Miscellany : containing 42 scientific and other texts, most notably by Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln.
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Northumberland, Henry Percy, Earl of, 1564-1632
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Leconfield, Henry Wyndham, Baron, 1830-1901
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Autographs (Provenance)
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Gold tooled bindings (Binding)
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Headbands (Binding)
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Clasps (Binding)
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Manicules (Provenance)
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Wooden boards (Binding)
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scientific illustrations (images)
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)
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Science, Medieval--Early works to 1800
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--England
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--New Jersey--Princeton
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between 1425 and 1475
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Extent: 172 leaves : parchment ; 180 x 128 (117-120 x 80) mm bound to 186 x 135 mm.
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Ms. composite codex.
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Title from printed catalog.
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Collation: Parchment ; fols. iii (iii is defective) + 172 + ii (i is defective) ; catchwords in banderoles on some quires ; modern pagination in pencil ; modern foliation in pencil consisting of circled numbers.
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Layout: 30-33 long lines per page ; partially frame-ruled in light brown ink.
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Description: Written in Anglicana under Secretary influence ; rubricated.
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Decoration: Red ink used for initials (3- or 2-line initials at beginning of texts, 2-line initials for sections). Five figures and a working volvelle with two moving parts illustrate the Ramon Lull text, fols. 24r-27v. Diagram of a rithmomachia game board (fol. 47v), which is comprised of 128 black and white squares, arranged 16 down and 8 across, with 24 arabic numbers. Figures depicting the...
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Early provenance is unknown. In the library of the Earls of Northumberland by mid-16th century. Various unidentified names are found in annotations dating from the 17th centuries: “To the right Reverend father in god Richard Lord Bishop of the”(fol. 1r); “Sr Charles ,” “Charles Edwards,” “Sr Thomas Manning”(?), and “LP” (back flyleaf and pastedown). Inherited by Charles Henry Wyndham, Baron...
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8 November 2023
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8 November 2023
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