Litterarum simulationis liber (DS116) (Q529)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Pennsylvania (9948179063503681, LJS 225, https://find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/9948179063503681)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Litterarum simulationis liber (DS116) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Pennsylvania (9948179063503681, LJS 225, https://find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/9948179063503681) |
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23 December 2022
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Gioacchino, di Giovanni
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Manuscripts, Italian--15th century
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Manuscripts, Latin--15th century
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Manuals (instructional materials)
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Latin (f. 1r-5r) and Italian with rubrics in Latin (f. 5v-20r)
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between 1455 and 1458
15. century
1455Gregorian
1458Gregorian
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Extent: 20 leaves : parchment, color illustrations ; 223 x 150 (127 x 85) mm bound to 228 x 155 mm
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Ms. codex.
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Title from opening rubric (f. 1r); alternate title, Liber litterarum simulationis et de zifris, from early note inside front cover.
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Collation: Parchment, i + 20 + i; 15 25; catchword with simple ornamentation on last verso of first gathering (f. 10v).
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Layout: Written in 24 long lines; ruled in lead, vertical bounding lines occasionally visible.
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Script: Written in humanistic script.
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Decoration: 1 full-page white vine-stem (bianchi girari) border with 3 birds in the outer border and 2 putti with necklaces holding the arms of Pope Callistus III in the lower border (f. 1r) and 1 7-line initial in gold on a white vine-stem ground (f. 1r), illuminated by Gioacchino di Giovanni di Gigantibus of Rothenberg, Germany, a professional illuminator for the papal court from 1448...
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Binding: Contemporary calf blind-stamped in the Florentine style (modo fiorentino), with an ornamental pattern based on Islamic ropework, over wooden boards, with remnants of 4 pairs of ties.
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Origin: Probably written in Rome, between 1455 and 1458 (during the papacy of Callistus III).
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Illuminated for Pope Callistus III, between 1455 and 1458.
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Sold at auction at Sotheby's, 20 June 1989, lot 49.
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Sold by Martin Breslauer, 1989.
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Sold at auction at Christie's, 26 June 1996, lot 19, to Lawrence J. Schoenberg.
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Gift of Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle in honor of Tina Skov Cowan, Director, Development & External Affairs, Penn Libraries, 2013.
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28 April 2025
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