(Q17471)
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28 November 2023
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Bifolium from a copy of the Leggenda di Lazzarro, Marta, e Maddalena : in Italian].
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Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
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Manuscripts, Italian--Massachusetts--Boston
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Manuscripts, Medieval--Massachusetts--Boston
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1475-1499?
15. century
1475Gregorian
1499Gregorian
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Extent: 1 bifolium : paper ; 233 x 150 (161 x 110) mm unfolded to 233 x 300 mm
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Ms. leaves.
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Title from the edition of the text edited by Cesare Cavara and printed in 1853 (Bologna: Società tipografica bolognese).
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Layout: Single column, 28 lines, bounding and writing lines in light brown ink.
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Script: Written in a humanistic cursive bookhand.
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Origin: Copied in Italy in the final quarter of the 15th century(?); based on orthographic features and script, possibly in Northern Italy.
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Provenance: With inscriptions and pen trials, including two later inscriptions by one Antonio Rossi, for example "Antonio Rosso confermo come sopra lanno dell milla Cento ottanta." Later in a private French collection until 2019.
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Immediate source of acquisition: Purchased from Bernard Quaritch in May, 2023.
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4 December 2023
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