Red initial; quire signature e visible; marginal notes 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,
Red initial; quire signature e visible; marginal notes 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. 1 (different hand writes last few lines, f. 138v) 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; Red initial; quire signature e visible; marginal notes.
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