(Q42816)
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1486-1488].
15. century
1486Gregorian
1488Gregorian
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Extent: 25 leaves : paper ; 315 x 215 (265 x 170) mm
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Title from printed catalog.
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Input into Digital Scriptorium by: C. W. Dutschke,
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Paper, ii (modern paper) + 25 + ii (modern paper). Ruled in crayon for approximately 63 lines; in the last 2 quires, the vertical rules occasionally in ink. Written in 3 cursive hands: i, ff. 1-18, 20-21, 22-25; ii, f. 19r-v (arts. 3 and 4); iii, f. 21r-v (arts. 6 and 7). 22 maps or diagrams (those of circle shape 160 or 170 mm. in diameter) of which 2 are across the opening (ff. 6v-7, 7v-8...
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Written possibly at Lübeck: the name of that town appears on ff. 4, 6, 14 (twice) and 15v (twice), usually to indicate distance from a given point to Lübeck. The date 1486 occurs on ff. 2v and 9 (three times); on f. 16, the date 1488. The writer refers to himself in the first person on ff. 8v and 12v (see above).
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The diagrams are occasionally outlined in red; initials both within the text and in diagrams stroked in red; some red underlining, brackets, paragraph marks.
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22 July 2024
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22 July 2024
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