Chester mystery cycle (DS9849) (Q43551)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens (.b18620802, https://catalog.huntington.org/record=b1862080, mssHM 2)
- Chester plays
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Chester mystery cycle (DS9849) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens (.b18620802, https://catalog.huntington.org/record=b1862080, mssHM 2) |
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Chester plays
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Mystery plays--England--16th century
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Mysteries and miracle-plays, English
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1591
16. century
1591
1591
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Extent: ff. 145 (foliated 6-150) : paper ; 196 x 293 mm
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Title from printed catalog.
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Support: Paper.
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Script: Secretary; Italic; Semi-italic.
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Layout: 112(-1 through 5) 214 3-1212 134. 38-52 lines; vertical rules usually in lead along the inner margin and in dry point along the outer.
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Watermark(s): Pot with initials "PDB" similar to Briquet 12793, Bayonne 1583 and to Heawood 3576; another, with initials "PGG," similar to Heawood 3578, and other variations.
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The name "Georgium Bellin" on f. IV verso, was copied from Harley 2013 in the nineteenth century.
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Assigned Date: s. XVIex.
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Input into Digital Scriptorium by: C. W. Dutschke, 3/4/2012.
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Written in England, the earliest known complete manuscript of this text, in 1591 according to the explicit on f. 150v. Art. 1, with the date "4 June 1600" on f. I and the name "Georgium Bellin" on f. IV verso, was copied from Harley 2013 in the nineteenth century. Below the explicit on f. 150v, in a more formal script, possibly by a different person, but difficult to see clearly due to...
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22 July 2024
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22 July 2024
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