(Q46289)

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Manuscripts, Renaissance--Italy--1450-1500
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Charlemagne, Emperor, 742-814--Early works to 1800
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Extent: 38 leaves, bound : vellum ; 19 cm.
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Written in an upright humanistic script probably by the Florentine scribe Hubertus. For identification see notes by Philip Hofer on front flyleaf and further in curatorial file.
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Ff. 1r and 4r have initials in gold and colors with white-vine decoration. F. 1r has a blank cartouche at the foot.
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Ff. 1r-4r contain the preface dedicating the work to King Louis XI of France.
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There are 11 blank leaves, ruled for writing, after f. 38.
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Bound in contemporary blind-tooled calf, repaired, with remnants of 2 brass clasps.
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In a cloth chemise within a quarter leather and cloth slipcase, 20 cm.
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Cardinal Domenico Toschi (ms. note on the front pastedown).
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Bequest of Philip Hofer, 1984.
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23 July 2024
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23 July 2024
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