The fall of princes (DS17990) (Q73663)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Newberry Library (995291028805867, VAULT Case MS 33.3, https://i-share-nby.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CARLI_NBY/i5mcb2/alma995291028805867)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | The fall of princes (DS17990) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Newberry Library (995291028805867, VAULT Case MS 33.3, https://i-share-nby.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CARLI_NBY/i5mcb2/alma995291028805867) |
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Silver, Louis H
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Kings and rulers--Poetry--Early works to 1800
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)
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approximately 1470
15. century
1470Gregorian
1470Gregorian
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Extent: 201 leaves : parchment ; 289 x 195 (230 x 150) mm
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Manuscript codex.
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A paraphrase of Des cas des nobles hommes et femmes, Laurence de Premierfait's amplified version in French prose of Boccaccio's De casibus virorum illustrium.
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Imperfect: Some shrinkage due to water damage; portions of the text at beginning and end rendered illegible; ink has eaten through the parchment at end; 2 leaves between number [189]-[190] lacking; number [197]-[198] belong after number [192]; other leaves may be lacking. All leaves badly water-stained, with extensive loss of text. The scribe has omitted 5 stanzas on number [96] and all 12...
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Title from printed catalog.
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Collation: Parchment, fol. 16 2-188 19-206 218 226 2310 248 (4-5 removed with loss of text) 268(+1); error in binding: fol. 197-198 should follow fol. 192; catchwords in scrolls
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Layout: Written in 42 lines in two columns; prickings visible.
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Script: Written in secretary cursiva formata incorporating anglicana traits.
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Decoration: Blue, magenta, and green initials on gold grounds 6 lines high at the beginning of each book; on fol. 1, accompanied by full acanthus spray border in the same colors; at the beginning of books I-VIII, accompanied by single column borders (these borders by an illuminator active in London approximately 1455-1475, who decorated books written by the scribe Ricardus Franciscus, consult...
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Origin: Written in London, approximately 1470 as indicated by the decoration and the dialect.
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Bookplates: George E. Leighton, Saint Louis; George B. Leighton of Monadnock Farms.
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14 February 2025
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14 February 2025
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