Liber de moribus hominum et officiis nobilium (DS17930) (Q73483)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Newberry Library (993402988805867, VAULT Case MS 55.5, https://i-share-nby.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CARLI_NBY/i5mcb2/alma993402988805867)
- De ludo scachorum
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| English | Liber de moribus hominum et officiis nobilium (DS17930) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Newberry Library (993402988805867, VAULT Case MS 55.5, https://i-share-nby.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CARLI_NBY/i5mcb2/alma993402988805867) |
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De ludo scachorum
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Jacobus, de Cessolis, active 1288-1322
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Silver, Louis H
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Conduct of life--Early works to 1800
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between 1450 and 1478
15. century
1450Gregorian
1477Gregorian
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Extent: leaves 96r-153v : parchment, illustrations ; 340 x 238 (200 x 150) mm
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Manuscript component part.
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Listed as text 2 of "Jacques Legrand, Livre de Bonnes Meurs; Jacques de Cessoles, Liber de Moribus (in French)" (Case MS 55.5) in Catalogue of the pre-1500 western manuscript books at the Newberry Library, pages 97-98.
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Title devised by cataloger.
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Layout: Written in 31 lines in 2 columns; ruled in violet ink.
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Script: Written in lettre bâtarde formata; headings in red in script of text. The script is typical of that used in the most deluxe books of the Burgundian court at the time of Philip the Good and Charles the Bold. Consult Clemens, R. Introduction to Manuscript studies for more information on script.
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Decoration: half-page illuminations: fol. 96r: Jehan Ferron presenting his translation to Bertran Aubert; fol. 100v: an enthroned king; one-column illuminations approximately 12 lines high: fol. 102v: a queen; fol. 106v: a judge; fol. 109r: a knight in full armor; fol. 114r: a royal officer; fol. 120v: the first pawn or peasant; fol. 122v: the second pawn, a carpenter; fol. 124r: the third...
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Origin: Written and decorated in Flanders before 1478 for Wolfart de Borsele.
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14 February 2025
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14 February 2025
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