Theological miscellany : in French]. (DS3349) (Q16829)
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| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Theological miscellany : in French]. (DS3349) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Boston Public Library (8444682, MS f Med.30) |
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28 November 2023
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Theological miscellany : in French].
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Lamoignon, Chrétien-François de, 1735-1789
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Barrois, Joseph, approximately 1785-1855
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Ashburnham, Bertram Ashburnham, Earl of, 1797-1878
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Cockerell, Sydney Carlyle, Sir, 1867-1962
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Devotional literature--Early works to 1800
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Manuscripts, Medieval--Massachusetts--Boston
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Conduct of life--Early works to 1800
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Manuscripts, French--Massachusetts--Boston
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1425
15. century
1425Gregorian
1425Gregorian
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Extent: 176 leaves : parchment ; 294 x 212 (200 x 135) mm bound to 31 cm, in box 35 cm
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Ms. codex.
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Title devised by cataloger.
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Bibliographic record created by BPL staff based on description by Dr. Lisa Fagin Davis.
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Secundo folio: ...en quelconque maniere...
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Collation: Parchment, fol. ii (paper) + 176 + ii (paper) ; 1-78 810 9-218 226 ; catchwords in lower center margin, final verso of each quire. Modern arabic pencil foliation, upper outer corner of each page.
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Layout: One column, 36 lines. Bounding and ruling lines in light red ink.
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Script: Written in a gothic cursive (fol. 59 in mid 15th-century bâtarde) in brown ink with brown rubrics.
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Decoration: 2- to 4-line initials throughout in red with black filigree or blue with red (space on fol. 59 left blank); 4-line blue and red "puzzle" initials with black and red filigree at text incipits on fol. 1, 61, 81 and 99.
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Binding: 18th-century green morocco over thick cardboard, tight at spine (boards are therefore slightly warped); blind double-fillet border on covers, gilt filigree board edges (worn) and turn-ins, marbled paper pastedowns and conjugate endleaves, paper front and back flyleaves, contemporary with binding; decorative head and tailbands; spine gilt in compartments, red leather gilt-stamped...
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Origin: Written in France in 1425.
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Provenance: "24 February 1761" written on recto of front paper flyleaf (currently pasted to marbled endleaf), bleed-through legible on verso under ultraviolet light, possibly the date of acquisition by and binding for Chrétien-François de Lamoignon (1735-1789); his "Bibliotheca Lamoniana" bookplate inside front cover and monogram "L" stamp on fol. 1. The manuscript was number "K.64" in his...
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Immediate source of acquisition: Ashburnham sale, Sotheby's London, 10 June 1901, lot 321 (lot number written on fol. iv) to Sydney Cockerell for the Boston Public Library (BPL bookplate inside front cover, Cockerell's notes inside front cover).
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Call number: MS f Med.30.
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Former call number: MS G.31.80.
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Bibliography: Zoltan Haraszti, "Medieval Manuscripts in The Library," More Books III (1928): 69-70; Leurquin-Labie. La Somme de Roi par Frère Laurent (Paris, 2008): 484-485.
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4 December 2023
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