(Q1735)
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Written in France (possibly northern?) s. XIV (early in the century according to De Ricci). Obtained by General Theological Seminary in 1912 from Joseph (Giuseppe) Martini (1870-1944), as reported by De Ricci.
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s. XIV; 1300-1399
14. century
1300Gregorian
1399Gregorian
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Binding: Bound s. XVIII in greenish parchment (as reported by De Ricci) over pasteboard.
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Figurative details, ff. 1-392: Two full-page miniatures preceding the Canon of the Mass, in rectangular frames of gold and white-patterned pink and blue.
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Other decoration, ff. 1-392: Major initials, 7- or 8-line (approximately the same size in the Canon), in white-patterned blue or red on opposite ground, with decoration in margin extending well above or below the letter; infilling of vine of same color as ground, with red leaves and grotesques and gold decorations. 2- or 3- line initials in blue with elaborate red penwork or red with pale...
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Script, ff. 1-392: Gothic.
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Layout, ff. 1-392: i#^4# ii#^4#(-1) 1#^6# (Calendar; through f. 6) 2-18#^12# 19#^12# (+8, 9, 10, 11; ff. 218-221 are two inserted bifolia) 20-28#^12# (through f. 334) 29#^6# 30-33#^12# 34#^4#.
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Bibliography: de Ricci, p. 1286, n. 10.
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ff. 1-392: Latin.
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ff. 1-392v: ff. i-viii: Flyleaves with added texts in various hands; ff. 1-6v: Graded calendar, with major feasts in red and entries added in later hands; ff. 7-131v: Temporale from first Sunday in Advent through Easter eve and prefaces; ff. 132v-133: Two full page miniatures; f. 133v, a note pasted onto the blank leaf with what appears to be a prayer to the Holy Trinity; ff. 134-138: Canon of...
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We thank Gania Barlow for her description of this manuscript.
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28 June 2023
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28 June 2023
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