De miseria conditionis humanae (DS16537) (Q69304)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Bryn Mawr College (MS 35, MS 35, https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0003/html/BMC_MS35.html)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | De miseria conditionis humanae (DS16537) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Bryn Mawr College (MS 35, MS 35, https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0003/html/BMC_MS35.html) |
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Innocent III, Pope, 1160 or 1161-1216
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Motion, Laura Hurd
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1450-1499
15. century
1450Gregorian
1499Gregorian
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Extent: 39+i; 215 x 160 mm bound to 220 x 165 mm; paper
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Water damage throughout; first leaf nearly detached; paper repairs to fols. 1r-2v
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Binding: Parchment
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Layout: Single column written in thirty-four lines; single vertical bounding lines full length; first quire bounded in lead, remaining three in ink with occasional horizontal bounding lines at upper margin; written area: 138 x 91 mm
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Script: Gothic--cursiva
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Decoration: Seven-line and nine-line initials in red or blue at the beginning of each part; four-line red and blue initials alternate throughout at the beginning of each chapter; faded remnants of red penwork grounds behind initials; majuscules touched with red; rubricated in red; marginalia throughout
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Provenance: Produced in Italy in the second half of the fifteenth century given the style of script and decoration; unidentified "GHo52" in ink and "H 1191" in pencil on front pastedown; unidentified "46" in ink on fol. 1r together with remnant of a round library stamp (43 mm) in lower margin with the word "Bibliotheca" recognizable below a flower; other words missing because paper substratum...
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14 February 2025
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14 February 2025
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