(Q47693)
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Alberti, Leon Battista, 1404-1472
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Manuscripts, Medieval--Italy--1450-1500
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not after 1472
15. century
1450Gregorian
1472Gregorian
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Extent: 36 leaves, bound : vellum ; 16 cm.
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Written in a humanist script in orange ink, 15 lines per page; written area 85 x 62 mm. There are occasional alterations to the text, written above the line in darker red ink in a different hand, probably Alberti's.
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Ms H in the critical edition by C. Grayson (Bari 1974).
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Decoration: The opening words of the prologue "Legete me amanti recognoscendo qui mecho i vostri" on f. 1 are in orange and purple letters on black, within a gold frame. Below this is illustrated a scene in which two men and a woman converse, in front of a castle in the background. There is a border of vines and flowers around the top and sides, the right edge of which was trimmed off when the...
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Binding: modern full black morocco, with vellum doublures.
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In a quarter green morocco and cloth tray case, 17 cm.
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Bookplate of Philip Hofer.
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23 July 2024
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23 July 2024
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