(Q4759)
Statements
Moralia sunt figuris utriusque testamenti ... etc..
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Augustinus de Leonissa
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Council of Basel (1431-1449 : Basel, Switzerland)
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Christian ethics--Early works to 1800
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Bible--Commentaries--Early works to 1800
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[1450?]
15. century
1433Gregorian
1470Gregorian
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Extent: 259 leaves : paper ; 304 x 219 (193 x 134) mm bound to 309 x 224 mm
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Title of manuscript from explicit of predominant work (f.249v); title of sermon from incipit (f.249v).
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Watermark: Tower variation from sometime in the mid-15th century (f.7), with similarities to Briquet Tour 15908 (1449) and Tour 15913 (1469); watermark similar to Briquet Main 11146 (1481) (f.137); Briquet Anneau 689 (1457) (f.181); two variations (f.252, 254) of a watermark which combines Briquet Anneau, Main, and Fleur (cf. Briquet Main 11515 (1469)).
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Ms. codex.
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Binding: Contemporary blind-stamped calf over wooden boards (Zacour-Hirsch) with metals studs on upper and lower cover, and leather straps; possibly red morocco binding (Witten).
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Decoration: 23-line initial with pen flourishing (f.1r).
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Collation: Paper, iv + 254 + i; 1⁴ 2-8¹² 9¹⁰ 10-14¹² 15¹⁰ 16-22¹² 23⁶ 24²(-2); quires signed a-l, blank, m-n, n, r, B, t, x-y, y, blank; catchwords on lower right verso of last page of each quire; gatherings are sown into the binding with thin strips of parchment as guards; contemporary foliation in ink 1-164 upper right recto; modern pencil foliation 165-255 upper right recto.
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Layout: Written in two columns of 40 lines, ruled in drypoint or lead.
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Script: Written in a Gothic hybrid script.
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Origin: Likely written in southeastern Germany in the mid-15th century.
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Sold by Laurence Witten (New Haven), 1959.
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27 August 2023
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27 August 2023
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