(Q15795)
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Drolleries--England--14th century
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Illuminated manuscripts--England--14th century
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Inhabited initials--England--14th century
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Fore-edge paintings (Binding)--England--14th century
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--New Jersey--Princeton
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Law--England--Sources--Early works to 1800
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between 1300 and 1310
14. century
1300Gregorian
1310Gregorian
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Extent: 95 leaves : parchment ; 230 x 160 mm.
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Ms. codex.
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Decoration: 4 large inhabited initials; 19 illuminated initials; armorial and drollery border decoration.
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Origin: Written in England in the early 14th century.
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Written for Antony I Bek, bishop of Durham, patriarch of Jerusalem whose arms decorate the foredge and an initial on fol. 92; Sir John Markham (d. 1409) or his son, Sir John Markham (d. 1479); Sir John Sebright, 19th century; sold by his descendant, Sir Guy Sebright at Sotheby's; bought by G. F. Hurd through Rosenbach in 1924 and given to John H. Scheide by G. F. Hurd in 1924.
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8 November 2023
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8 November 2023
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