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This collection of English binding fragments was given to NYU by Homer Lewis Bartlett (1858-1940), who graduated in 1884 from NYU with a degree in Science and Civil Engineering; he married Clarice Sherman Noble in 1892; they had five children.
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by 1902, he was second vice-president of the Eastern District Savings Bank. De Ricci states that the collection (of 101 fragments with 70 others laid into the album) was given to NYU in 1884 (the same year in which Homer L. Bartlett graduated).
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s. XIII; 1200-1299
13. century
1200Gregorian
1299Gregorian
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Script, f. 1r-v: Gothic.
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Layout, f. 1r-v: Two columns.
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Bibliography: De Ricci, p. 1346.
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f. 1r-v: Latin.
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f. 1r-v: Paleography notes: single-chambered a; mostly bent d but some upright d; the letter i is ticked in cases of possible ambiguity; uncrossed Tironian seven; round r only after o; ascenders of b and h are forked; generally compressed script; some otiose strokes on capital letters.
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. 1r-v: Contains Numbers 23:29-26:26.
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The class for Middle English paleography, taught by Prof. Christopher Baswell in Spring term, 2018, identified scripts in blitz sessions at the end of term; we thank these students very much.
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28 June 2023
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28 June 2023
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