Algorismus (DS140) (Q601)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Pennsylvania (9947974193503681, LJS 27, https://find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/9947974193503681)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Algorismus (DS140) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Pennsylvania (9947974193503681, LJS 27, https://find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/9947974193503681) |
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23 December 2022
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Muscarello, Pietro Paolo
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Scarella, Stefano
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Manuscripts, Italian--15th century
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1478.
15. century
1478Gregorian
1478Gregorian
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Extent: 113 leaves : parchment, color illustrations ; 213 x 154 (144 x 95) mm bound to 220 x 162 mm
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Ms. codex.
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Title from introduction (f. 1r).
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Collation: Parchment, 113; 1-26 310 410(+1) 5-810 910(-1) 108 1110(-1) 1210 134; [i-xii], 1-62, 63-79, 81-101, [102-103]; contemporary foliation in ink, upper center. Vertical catchwords on last verso of gatherings 3-13, lower right recto. Link to collation model at end of record.
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Layout: Written in 31 long lines, with the table of contents in 2 columns; bounding lines ruled in faint ink, with the first line of text frequently above the upper horizontal bounding line.
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Script: Written in a semi-cursive script in the hand of Pietro Paolo Muscarello.
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Decoration: Full illuminated border including the arms of the Alberti family and 8-line inhabited initial showing a bearded man in a turban reading from a book (f. 1r); 54 illustrations in color (f. 58r-101r); one section of geometric diagrams (f. 87r-90r); 4 manicules (f. 17v, 46r, 48v, 49r); 3 initials in gold (f. v recto, 11r, 86r); decorated initials throughout in red or blue flourished in...
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Binding: 18th-century mottled calf; gilt spine; marbled pastedowns.
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Origin: Written in Nola, Italy, in 1478 (f. 101r).
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Illuminated for a member of the Albertini family of Nola (their arms, f. 1r); 17th-century inscription, Stefano Scarella di San Remo (f. 102v).
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Sold at auction at Sotheby's, 23 June 1992, lot 73, to Lawrence J. Schoenberg.
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Deposit by Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2012.
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28 April 2025
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