Statuta vetera (Old Statutes) (DS4360) (Q20580)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (LC 14 21, LC 14 21)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Statuta vetera (Old Statutes) (DS4360) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (LC 14 21, LC 14 21) |
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Carson, Hampton L. (Hampton Lawrence), 1852-1929
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Extent: iii+167+iii; 85 x 48 mm bound to 92 x 55 mm; parchment
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Front flyleaves are mostly detached
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Binding: Late 19th century red morocco biding; gilt edges; stamped in gold on spine: "MAGNA CARTA MS SAEC. XIII."
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Layout: Frame-ruled in lead point in one column of 26 lines; fols. 1r-4v, 13r-17v, and 152v-167v have been left blank; written area: 65 x 36 mm
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Script: Gothic--anglicana
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Decoration: One historiated initial; illuminated initials and borders throughout; paragraph signs in red and blue
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Related resource: De Ricci, Seymour, with the assistance of W. J. Wilson, Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the United States and Canada, vol. 2 (New York,: H. W. Wilson, 1935-40), p. 2017, no. 9.
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Related resource: John Hamilton Baker, English Legal Manuscripts in the United States of America: A Descriptive List, part I, Medieval and Renaissance Period (to 1558) (London: Seldon Society, 1985), p.60, no. 169.
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Provenance: John Dewey (?); Hampton L. Carson, Philadelphia; given to the Free Library of Philadelphia in 1929; "John Dewey" written in pencil on fol. 155r in a late eighteenth century or early nineteenth century hand. Bookplate of the Philadelphia Free Library, gift of Hampton L. Carson pasted onto inside of front cover
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Contributor: Diane Biunno
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Cataloger: Erin Connelly
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Funder: Council on Library and Information Resources
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4 December 2023
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4 December 2023
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