Regulae grammaticae et rhetoricae (DS16704) (Q69805)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Chicago (2678718, Codex Ms. 99, http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2678718)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Regulae grammaticae et rhetoricae (DS16704) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Chicago (2678718, Codex Ms. 99, http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2678718) |
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Pius VI, Pope, 1717-1799
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Taccone, Francesco, marchese, 1763-1818
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--Illinois--Chicago
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Grammar, Comparative and general
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)
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Manuscrits latins médiévaux et modernes
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Grammaire comparée et générale--Ouvrages avant 1800
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Grammar, Comparative and general--Early works to 1800
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ca. 1450
15. century
1450Gregorian
1450Gregorian
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Extent: 1 volume (155 leaves) : illustrations ; 29 x 22 cm
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illustrations
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Collation: The first 11 leaves of the codex are missing, and, by the original foliation, the codex now begins on fol. 12. The missing leaves contained rules 1 and 2 of the grammar; fol. 12 begins with rule 3.
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Decoration: Finely decorated initials on fols. 12, 27, 31, 40, 43, 44, 49, 53, 58, 61, 63, 66, 79, 81, 82r-v, 88, 90, and 96. The initials are not (properly speaking) "illuminated," although there was some use of a rather feeble gold-colored ink, nor are they illustrated, but consist of an elaborate use of tracery, with some floral or leaf designs intermixed, and done in red, blue, purple, and...
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Binding: Red-brown calf binding, stamped in gold, with marbled endpapers. On the front and back covers are stamped in gold the arms of Cardinal Giannangelo Braschi, who became Pope Pius VI in 1775, and died as Napoleon's prisoner.
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Cardinal Giannangelo Braschi, later Pope Pius VI (approximately the 1760s) and Marquis of Taccone of Naples (approximately late 18th century). Purchased by the University of Chicago from S. Calvary & Co., Berlin in 1891.
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14 February 2025
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14 February 2025
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