Phalaridis Epistolae (DS221) (Q985)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from California State Library (990011248200205115, Sutro Library M000130, https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CSL_INST/kjolsn/alma990011248200205115)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Phalaridis Epistolae (DS221) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from California State Library (990011248200205115, Sutro Library M000130, https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CSL_INST/kjolsn/alma990011248200205115) |
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9 June 2023
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Antonius de Bozollo
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Carlo Archinto of Milan (1669-1732)
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Adolph Sutro (1830-1898)
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1464, February 1; s. XV(3/4); 1450-1475
15. century
1464Gregorian
1464Gregorian
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Extent: 48 leaves; parchment; 206 x 136 mm bound to 211 x 144 mm
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Layout: 25 long lines ruled in ink.
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Script: Humanistic
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Decoration: One inhabited initial on gold ground; bust of a bishop on a red shield carrying the name Alexander inside a green wreath. Border along lower edge of f. 1 of sprays of flowers decorated with gold balls; 2- and 3-line initials alternating in blue and gold with pen flourishing in red and blue respectively; headings in red centered above blocks of text.
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Binding: Green vellum.
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Provenance: Carlo Archinto of Milan (1669-1732); Adolph Sutro (1830-1898), mayor of San Francisco.
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Provenance: Manuscript accompanied by a letter, dated 23 May 1890, from George Moss (librarian of Sutro) to Rosa Sutro Morbio (1858-1942) which states that her father would like her to have this manuscript and another prayer book (Sutro Library M000099). Donated to the Sutro Library by her son, Carlo Sutro Morbio (1888-1971) about 1970.
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Bibliography: Not in De Ricci.
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ff. 1r-48v: Scribal colophon, 4. 46r; back pastedown from another manuscript; written surface faces board, making writing only faintly visible.
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ff. 1r-46r: ff. 44v-45v, 4 additional letters with preface to Alfonso of Naples; f. 46, letter to Francesco Pellotus of Padua; ownership note. f. 46r; ff. 46v-47v blank; 2 alphabets & excerpts from Sallust and Lucan, signed "A. B" on f. 48r; f. 48v blank.
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30 May 2025
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