Fiorecti del libro de Sancto Francesco ... [etc. (DS1418) (Q8664)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Pennsylvania (9948338823503681, Ms. Codex 1577, https://find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/9948338823503681)
- Fioretti di San Francesco.
- Fioretti di San Francesco
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| English | Fiorecti del libro de Sancto Francesco ... [etc. (DS1418) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Pennsylvania (9948338823503681, Ms. Codex 1577, https://find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/9948338823503681) |
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19 September 2023
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Fiorecti del libro de Sancto Francesco ... [etc.
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Fioretti di San Francesco
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Manuscripts, Italian--15th century
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Clare, of Assisi, Saint, 1194-1253
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Monasticism and religious orders--Rules
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Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226--Legends--Early works to 1800
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Monasticism and religious orders--Rules
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Clare, of Assisi, Saint, 1194-1253--Legends--Early works to 1800
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Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226
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between 1460 and 1480?
15. century
1460Gregorian
1480Gregorian
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Extent: 167 leaves : paper, color illustrations ; 205 x 150 (134 x 94) mm
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Ms. codex.
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Title for manuscript from title of predominant work in rubric (f. 45r).
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Collation: Paper, i (later paper) + 167 + i (later paper); 14 210(-1) 3-610 7-98 1014(-1) 118 1210 1310(-1) 14-1710 184 198(-2); [1-167]; modern foliation in pencil, upper left recto. Horizontal catchwords on the last verso of gatherings 4-8; vertical catchwords on the last verso of gatherings 12 and 14-17.
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Layout: Written in 29 long lines; frame-ruled in lead with vertical bounding lines.
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Script: Written in humanistic script, perhaps in two or three hands.
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Decoration: 6-line historiated initial in pink on gold ground with Saint Francis with gold halo and stigmata, further decorated with acanthus leaves, floral motifs, and gold besants in the margin (f. 1r); circular laurel wreath with ribbons to receive arms or mongram, with 6-pointed star added later in ink (lower margin, f. 1r); numerous 3- to 5-line initials in red or blue with either purple...
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Watermarks: Multiple, including marks similar to Briquet Aigle 201 (Venice, 1476), Aigle 202 (Venice, 1475), and Griffon 7465 (Venice and Ferrara, 1471-1476); also the letter R in a circle; and three mounts and a cross.
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Binding: Later limp vellum (Les Enluminures).
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Origin: Written in northern Italy, possibly Venice or Ferrara, between 1460 and 1480 (Les Enluminures).
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Sold by Les Enluminures (Paris and Chicago), 2010.
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28 April 2025
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