Liber canonis. (DS627) (Q3286)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Pennsylvania (9954196093503681, Oversize LJS 359)
- Qānūn fī al-ṭibb.
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Liber canonis. (DS627) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Pennsylvania (9954196093503681, Oversize LJS 359) |
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Qānūn fī al-ṭibb.
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Clarke, William
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[between 1250 and 1299]
13. century
1250Gregorian
1299Gregorian
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Extent: 17 leaves : parchment ; 284 x 210 (184 x 125) mm (Book 1); 287 x 213 (208 x 144) mm (Book 2)
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Origin: Written in England between 1250 and 1299 (Quaritch).
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Layout: Written in 2 columns of 52 (Book 1) and 58 (Book 2) lines; frame-ruled in lead with double horizontal bounding lines in Book 1 and double vertical bounding lines in Book 2; prickings visible.
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Title from opening rubric (f. 1r).
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Binding: Sewn in modern paper wrapper.
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Decoration: 6-line puzzle initial in red and blue with flourishing in red and blue (f. 1r); 1-line initials alternating between red and blue in the table of contents (f. 1r-2v); 2-line initials alternating between red and blue, with contrasting flourishes, in Book 1 (f. 3r-11v); running head L[iber] I in red and blue, sometimes with simple flourishes in the contrasting color (f. 1r-11v...
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Script: Written in Gothic script by at least 2 hands (f. 1r-11v, 12r-17v); 14th-century Gothic script on repairs; 17th- and 18th-century pen trials and inscriptions (f. 12v, 13v, 17v).
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Collation: Parchment, i (modern paper wrapper) + 17 + i (modern paper wrapper); 1¹²(-1) 2² 3⁸(-4); columns numbered in an early hand, upper outer corners, 5-40 (Book 1, f. 3r-11v) and 351-354, 371-374, 347-350, 355-358, 367-370, 375-376, 378-379 (misnumbered for 377-378; Book 2, f. 12r-17v). Possible catchword on last verso (f. 17v).
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Ms. codex.
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Sold by Bernard Quaritch Ltd., cat. 1270 (2000), no. 7, to Lawrence J. Schoenberg.
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Possible 18th- or 19th-century ownership inscriptions: John Church (f. 13v); William Clarke (f. 18v).
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Deposit by Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2012.
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27 August 2023
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27 August 2023
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