(Q3319)
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Foyle, William A. 1885-1963
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Altemps, Giovanni Angelo, duca di Gallese, -1620
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Manuscripts, Renaissance
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Manuscripts, Latin--16th century
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Manuscripts, Latin--15th century
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Traditional medicine--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions--Early works to 1800
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Latin literature--Study and teaching--Early works to 1800
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Traditional medicine--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions
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Latin literature--Study and teaching
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[circa 1500]
16. century
1500Gregorian
1500Gregorian
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Extent: 102 leaves : paper ; 216-218 x 140 (162-168 x 105) mm bound to 218 x 150 mm
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Title supplied by cataloger.
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Origin: Written in Italy, ca. 1500.
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Ms. codex.
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Layout: Written in 19-23 long lines; on some leaves, prickings or rulings in lead are visible.
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Binding: Original wooden boards with leather spine, later (ca. 1600) gilt stamped for Giovanni Angelo Altemps; compass trials and geometric and doodled gouging on boards.
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Decoration: 1- to 3-line initials in red and text initials touched with red at the beginning of the manuscript (f. 1r-16r), in the Andria (f. 49r-73r), and in the beginning of the Eunuchus (f. 73r-88r); additional rubrication in red in the Andria and beginning of the Eunuchus, particularly for indications of parts; a few text initials touched with green (f. 60v-61r); many initials with faces...
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Watermark: Similar to Briquet Coronne 4862 (Rome, Udine, Fabriano, Venice, 1483-1498)
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Script: Written in various humanistic hands.
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Deposit by Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2011.
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Formerly owned by Giovanni Angelo Altemps, duca di Gallese (inscription, f. 3v; gilt spine); Henry Allan (bookplate, Henrici Alani, laid inside upper cover); and Samuel Allan of Liscunnan, Derrock, County Antrim (pencil inscription on Henry Allan bookplate).
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List of names, possibly of former student owners or readers, in a 16th-century hand (inside upper cover).
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Formerly owned by William A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey (leather bookplate, first flyleaf); sold as part of his collection at Christie's, 11 July 2000, lot 83, to Lawrence J. Schoenberg.
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27 August 2023
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27 August 2023
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