Statutes of the Archdeaconry of London (DS9904) (Q43716)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens (.b18621363, https://catalog.huntington.org/record=b1862136, mssHM 932)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Statutes of the Archdeaconry of London (DS9904) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens (.b18621363, https://catalog.huntington.org/record=b1862136, mssHM 932) |
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Abell, William, active approximately 1440-1460
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Ricardus Franciscus, active 1447-1470
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Rawlinson, Thomas, Sir, 1647-1708
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Huth, Henry, 1815-1878
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Huth, Alfred Henry, 1850-1910
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Decorated initials--England--15th century
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Historiated initals--England--15th century
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Ecclesiastical law--England--London--Early works to 1800
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Courtenay, William, approximately 1342-1396--Portraits
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Catholic Church. Archdeaconry of London (England)
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1447
15. century
1447Gregorian
1447Gregorian
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Extent: ff. 14 : parchment ; 242 x 304 mm
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Title from printed catalog.
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Support: Parchment.
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Script: Bastard secretary.
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Layout: 112(-2) 24(-3). 35 long lines ruled in red ink, top 2 lines full across.
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Decoration: Two historiated initials, ff. 2v (12-line) and 10v (7-line), depicting respectively Bishop Roger Niger and Archbishop William Courtenay, each with 2 monks. On f. 2v, the initial stems enclosing blue and pink elongated and twisted acanthus leaves shaded in self-color; both initials with foliage sprays from extended leaves in blue, green, pink and gold.
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Other Decoration: On f. 11v, 8-line particolored initial with foliage spray. 2-line initials in gold on white-patterned blue/maroon grounds with sprays of green lobes and gold motifs, at the table of contents, the chapters of the first statute and the texts on f. 13r-v. Chapters of the first statute numbered in red arabic numerals in the outer margin.
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The scribe signed and dated the codex on f. 13v; please see: K. L. Scott, "A mid-fifteenth century English illuminating shop and its customers," JWCI 31 (1968) 170-96, especially 170, n. 3, with a list of other known manuscripts copied by the same scribe. Regarding the artist, please see: J. J. G. Alexander, "William Abell 'lymnour' and 15th Century English Illumination," Kunsthistorische...
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Assigned Date: s. XVmed.
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Input into Digital Scriptorium by: C. W. Dutschke, 7/30/2012.
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Written in England in 1447 by Ricardus Franciscus. Apparently belonged to Thomas Rawlinson (1681-1725) for whom the volume was bound; his collection sold in 16 sales between 1721-1734. In 1876 sold by Quaritch to Henry Huth (1815-78); The Huth Library: a Catalogue of the Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, and Engravings Collected by Henry Huth (London 1880) 3:862-63. The collection...
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22 July 2024
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22 July 2024
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