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 : Belonged ca. 1700 to William Blakestone Bowes, of Streatlam Castle; passed by inheritance (1767) to the Earl of Strathmore; Strathmore sale (1922) to Dobell. Obtained in 1925 from Voynich by Wilberforce Eames. Bequeathed by Mr. Eames, 1940. 1 scribe (different hand writes last few lines, f. 138v) De Ricci, 2315. De Ricci, Supplement, 330. Chart by Dr. Gu
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 : Belonged ca. 1700 to William Blakestone Bowes, of Streatlam Castle; passed by inheritance (1767) to the Earl of Strathmore; Strathmore sale (1922) to Dobell. Obtained in 1925 from Voynich by Wilberforce Eames. Bequeathed by Mr. Eames, 1940. 1 scribe (different hand writes last few lines, f. 138v) De Ricci, 2315. De Ricci, Supplement, 330. Chart by Dr. Guest. Notes in manuscript. 19 long lines, ruled in drypoint. Prickings occasionally visible. Quire letters intact. 12 quires (A-M) of ten folios each, followed by one (N) with eight folios, and a final quire (O) with ten folios. Four large gold initials (3- 4- and 5-lines) on blue fields with white vinestem. Alternating 2-line red and blue initials. Parchment; Large gold initial with white vinestem on blue field. Opening of De conjuratione Catiline, with rustic capitals.
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