Canzioniere e Trionfi] / (DS10038) (Q44216)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Saint Louis University (56896251, VFL MS 029, https://libcat.slu.edu/record=b1977560x)
- Rime (Pius XII Memorial Library. Manuscript. VFL MS 029)
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| English | Canzioniere e Trionfi] / (DS10038) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Saint Louis University (56896251, VFL MS 029, https://libcat.slu.edu/record=b1977560x) |
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Rime (Pius XII Memorial Library. Manuscript. VFL MS 029)
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Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374
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Vernon, George John Warren, 1803-1866
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Thomas, Sewell
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Manuscripts--Italy--Florence--15th century
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Humanistic scripts--Italy--Florence--15th century
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Illuminated manuscripts--Italy--Florence--15th century
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--Missouri--Saint Louis
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ca. 1450-1480
15. century
1450Gregorian
1480Gregorian
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Extent: 179 leaves : parchment, ill. ; 228 x 130 mm
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Ms. codex.
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Layout: Written in 30 verse lines; ruled in dry point, with visible prickings in outer margin. Quires mainly of 10 folios, with signatures and occasional vertical catchwords.
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Script: Humanistic cursive.
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Decoration: On fol. 8r, one 4-line burnished gold initial, historiated with a bust of Petrarch clothed in a hooded mauve academic robe, crowned with a laurel wreath; 3-sided white vinestem border inhabited by birds, threaded with gold bars and outlined in blue; at lower center an overpainted medallion supported by putti standing on animals (wolves?). On fol. 143v, Petrarch's Epitaph in red...
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Binding: Rebound and foliated in pencil in 2010 by Richard C. Baker; formerly bound in 19th-century vellum over paper boards, inscribed on spine "Petrarca" and below "MS;" gilt and gauffered edges.
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Origin: Written and illuminated in Italy, probably Florence, ca. 1450-1480.
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Original arms on fol. 8r now painted over in blue; bookplate of George John Warren, 5th baron Vernon on front pastedown with motto: "Vernon. Semper Viret;" Lord Vernon Sale (London, Sotheby's, 1-12 June 1918, lot 395) to G.D. Smith; owned by Sewell and Marie Thomas; gift of Marie Thomas, 1967.
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Shelfmark: St. Louis, Saint Louis University, Pius XII Memorial Library, VFL MS 029.
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23 July 2024
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23 July 2024
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