(Q21003)
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Lewis, John Frederick
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Lewis, Anne Baker
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1460-1470
15. century
1460Gregorian
1470Gregorian
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Extent: i+36+i; 266 x 184 mm bound to 275 x 187 mm; parchment
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Binding: Original gold tooled Milanese morocco over wooden boards
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Layout: Frame-ruled in hard point; one column of thirty-two lines; written area: 170 x 104 mm
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Script: Humanistic
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Decoration: One large initial in colors formed of an intricate vine pattern on a gold ground (fol. 1r); thirteen small initials in gold on colored ground with white foliage; two-line capitals in red and blue throughout
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Provenance: Owned early by Domini Bartholomei de co(?)lumbiis (circa 1500); ex libris Johannis Francisci et Gregorii Sanctiiermani Corbi Fratruum, 1709; Collections of the Dukes of Altemps; Marchese Patrizi sale, Sotheby's, London, July 8, 1907, no. 96; to Leighton; described in an English bookseller's catalogue (Tregaskis?); John Frederick Lewis, Philadelphia; given by his widow, Anne Baker...
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Contributor: Diane Biunno
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Cataloger: Erin Connelly
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Funder: Council on Library and Information Resources
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4 December 2023
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4 December 2023
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