(Q47093)
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Cennini, Piero, 1444-
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North, Frederick, Earl of Guilford, 1766-1827
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Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872
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Manuscripts, Medieval--Italy--1450-1500
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Manuscripts, Renaissance--Italy--1450-1500
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Latin language--Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
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between 1475 and 1500
15. century
1475Gregorian
1500Gregorian
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Extent: 130] leaves ; 23 cm.
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Written by the Florentine scribe Piero Cennini (colophon, f. 127v) in a quick cursive humanistic script in 27 long lines. Illumination includes white vinestem decoration with burnished gold initials (f. 1) and additional initials in gold and blue.
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Bound in 18th-cent. Italian decorative floral paper over pasteboard.
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In a protective tray case, 25 cm.
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Belonged to Frederick North, fifth Earl of Guilford; sold by Cochran, London, 1829, no. 349; to Sir Thomas Phillipps (Phillipps Cat., p. 94, MS 6332); his sale, London, Sotheby's 10 June 1896, no. 135; bought by Quaritch (cat. no. 164, London, 1896, no. 135).
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Purchased with the Charles Minot fund, 1897.
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23 July 2024
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23 July 2024
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