DS 2.0 Catalog

(Q52246)

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title as recorded
Vita beati Francisci [...et al
standard title
Lives of the Saints
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uniform title as recorded
Lives of the Saints
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instance of
DS 2.0 Record
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dated
Non-dated
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production place as recorded
Belgium, between ca. 1275 and ca. 1300
place in authority file
Belgium
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physical description
Extent: 180 leaves ; parchment ; 248 x 175 (172-180 x 110-115) mm. bound to 260 x 190 mm.
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note
Ms. codex.
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Layout: Written in 2 columns of 29 or 23 lines; frame-ruled in ink.
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The manuscript was composed in two separate albeit contemporary stages, corresponding to ff. 1-87 (29 lines per column) and ff. 88-180 (23 lines per column).
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Script: Gothic textual quadrata (ff. 1-87); Gothic textual semi-rotunda (ff. 88-179vb); Gothic chancery (ff. 179vb-180vb).
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Binding: ca. 1900, brown grained calfskin (?) over heavy boards with five raised bands; gilt edges. The front cover is loose.
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Accompanying materials: Dealer's description (13 pp.), in an envelope labeled "Rare Bd. Mss...".
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Origin: Probably written in Belgium, in the last quarter of the 13th century.
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Provenance: Emily May Thornton, 1893 (?). Obtained from Bruce Ferrini, 1995.
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date added
3 September 2024
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date last updated
3 September 2024
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