De preclaris mulieribus / (DS16430) (Q68983)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Wellesley College (P843, https://libcat.wellesley.edu/Record/in00000626244, in00000626244)
- De mulieribus claris
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | De preclaris mulieribus / (DS16430) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Wellesley College (P843, https://libcat.wellesley.edu/Record/in00000626244, in00000626244) |
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De mulieribus claris
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Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375
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Wellesley College Library. Plimpton Collection.--Manuscript.--843
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--Massachusetts--Wellesley
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Women--Biography--Early works to 1800
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between 1400 and 1450
15. century
1400Gregorian
1450Gregorian
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Extent: i, 254 leaves ; 288 x 208 mm
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Title supplied by cataloger.
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Collation: Folio paper with watermarks: [p] similar to Briquet 8685 (Düsseldorf, 1464) in the first text, a bull's head similar to Piccard II.vii.385 (Lichtenberg, 1458) in the second. 1-712, 81, 9-2212, 236−5 (cancels). Folio 85 is a singleton that begins the second text. Quires 1-7 [text 1] signed a-g. Catchwords preserved. Modern pencil foliation, every ten folios. 9-line initials on ff. 2...
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Layout:1 column, 35 lines; bounding lines ruled in light plummet (1st work); 2 columns, 37-40; bounding lines ruled in brown ink (2nd work)
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Script: Written in a Gothic cursive in brown ink; red rubrics (1st work). Written in a bâtarde script in brown ink; red rubrics (2nd work)
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Origin: Written in Germany in the early-fifteenth century, the second text (which is codicologically distinct from the first) dated 1419. Among the Vitae Sanctorum are typical German saints Blasian, Afra, Oswald, Henry II, and others.
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14 February 2025
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14 February 2025
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