Epistolary (DS4499) (Q20997)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E 148, Lewis E 148)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Epistolary (DS4499) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E 148, Lewis E 148) |
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Libri, Girolamo dai, 1474-1555
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Lewis, John Frederick, 1860-1932
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Lewis, Anne Baker
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Extent: ii+75+iii; 300 x 222 mm bound to 315 x 230 mm; parchment
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Layout: Frame-ruled in ink; two columns of twenty-seven lines; written area: 196 x 150 mm
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Script: Gothic-textualis semi-quadrata
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Decoration: Twelve historiated initials; twenty-seven illuminated initials in red, blue, green; three- and two-line initials in red or blue with foliate decoration and pen-flourishing; capitals touched up in yellow
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Provenance: John Walker of Bradley sold to R.S.; C.J. Spence sale (London, 5 November 1906, n. 310) to Ellis (Cat. 112, 1906, n. 571); John Frederick Lewis, Philadelphia; given by his widow, Anne Baker Lewis, to the Free Library of Philadelphia in 1936; a manuscript note in the front reads: "This Book was the property of John Walker of Bradley at one time & I bought it of him through Geo...
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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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