Historiated initial by Hand I showing Jerome as scribe Manicules in margin as pointers Listed in De Ricci, Seymour, Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the United States and Canada. New York. : Wilson, 1935; and Supplement, New York, : Bibliographical Society of America, 1962. Ownership : George Templeton Strong collection, sold 1878. Given in 1878 by Astor. 2-line and 4-line alternating red and blue initials with opposing penwork extending into borders. 1-line red and blue initials. Chapter numbers and book names in red and blue. Rubrics and placemarkers in
Historiated initial by Hand I showing Jerome as scribe Manicules in margin as pointers Listed in De Ricci, Seymour, Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the United States and Canada. New York. : Wilson, 1935; and Supplement, New York, : Bibliographical Society of America, 1962. Ownership : George Templeton Strong collection, sold 1878. Given in 1878 by Astor. 2-line and 4-line alternating red and blue initials with opposing penwork extending into borders. 1-line red and blue initials. Chapter numbers and book names in red and blue. Rubrics and placemarkers including pale yellow daubs. Marginal notes. 45 lines in two columns (ff. 446v-448v, 57-9 lines in two columns), ruled in pencil, prickings visible. Quire signatures and catchwords visible. De Ricci, 1316. Chart by Dr. Guest. Library dossier. Notes by Prof. Sandler. Large initials at opening of each book, showing scenes from that book in many colors, including gold. Leaf missing between ff. 224 and 225. Parchment Prof. Lucy Freeman Sandler places this manuscript in northern France (part of the Cambrai group), ca. 1280. Note in dossier says it is French, with last few pages Dutch. ff. 1v and 2 have poem in French and table of contents in Latin; ff. 446v-448v have prologues in a later hand which are missing in main text (notes in margin of main text direct reader to these folios). Leaf missing between ff. 224 and 225Historiated initial by Hand I showing Jerome as scribe. Manicules in margin as pointers.
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