(Q985)

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Phalaridis Epistolae
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Carlo Archinto of Milan (1669-1732); Adolph Sutro (1830-1898), mayor of San Francisco. A letter from George Moss (librarian of Sutro) addressed to Mrs. Morbio (presumably Mrs. Albert Morbio, Sutro's daughter), 23 May 1890, accompanies the manuscript.
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1464, February 1; s. XV(3/4); 1450-1475
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Binding: Green vellum.
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Figurative details, ff. 1r-48v: One inhabited initial on gold ground; bust of a bishop on a red shield carrying the name Alexander inside a green wreath.
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Other decoration, ff. 1r-48v: Border along lower edge of f. 1 of sprays of flowers decorated with gold balls; 2- and 3-line initials alternating in blue and gold with pen flourishing in red and blue respectively; headings in red centered above blocks of text.
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Number of scribes, ff. 1r-48v: 1.
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Script, ff. 1r-48v: Humanistic.
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Layout, ff. 1r-48v: 25 long lines ruled in ink.
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Manuscript note: In house call number: Sutro PA 4267 P3 1464.
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Bibliography: Not in De Ricci.
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ff. 1r-48v: Scribal colophon, 4. 46r; back pastedown from another manuscript; written surface faces board, making writing only faintly visible.
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ff. 1r-46r: ff. 44v-45v, 4 additional letters with preface to Alfonso of Naples; f. 46, letter to Francesco Pellotus of Padua; ownership note. f. 46r; ff. 46v-47v blank; 2 alphabets & excerpts from Sallust and Lucan, signed "A. B" on f. 48r; f. 48v blank.
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This description provided by D. J. Dutschke and C. W. Dutschke.
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9 June 2023
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9 June 2023
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