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Statuta vetera (Old Statutes) LC 14 21
Free Library of Philadelphia
Manuscript Overview
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Abstract

This manuscript contains the Statuta vetera (Old Statutes).

Physical Description

Support: Parchment; Extent: iii+167+iii; 85 x 48 mm bound to 92 x 55 mm; Foliation: Modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto; Collation: The binding is quite tight; appears to have been gathered in quires of 8

Layout

Frame-ruled in lead point in one column of 26 lines; fols. 1r-4v, 13r-17v, and 152v-167v have been left blank; written area: 65 x 36 mm

Script

Gothic--anglicana

Decoration

One historiated initial; illuminated initials and borders throughout; paragraph signs in red and blue

For a full list of Decorations in this manuscript please see the Content and Decorations section by clicking on the [i] button in the top left corner of the image viewer above.

Notes

Front flyleaves are mostly detached

These are pages that we pulled aside that disrupted the flow of the manuscript reader. These may be bindings, inserts, bookmarks, and various other oddities.

Spine

Fore edge

Top edge

Bottom edge

Keywords
Treatise
14th century
English
Charter
Historiated initial
Illumination
England
Legal
History
Free Library of Philadelphia

Place of Origin

England

Date

Circa 1301

Binding

Late 19th century red morocco biding; gilt edges; stamped in gold on spine: "MAGNA CARTA MS SAEC. XIII."

Language

Latin

Provenance

John Dewey (?); Hampton L. Carson, Philadelphia; given to the Free Library of Philadelphia in 1929; "John Dewey" written in pencil on fol. 155r in a late eighteenth century or early nineteenth century hand. Bookplate of the Philadelphia Free Library, gift of Hampton L. Carson pasted onto inside of front cover

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Place of Origin

England

Date

Circa 1301

Language

Latin

Provenance

John Dewey

Manuscript Overview

Abstract

This manuscript contains the Statuta vetera (Old Statutes).

Notes

Front flyleaves are mostly detached

Script note

Gothic--anglicana

Decoration Note

One historiated initial; illuminated initials and borders throughout; paragraph signs in red and blue

For a full list of Decorations in this manuscript please see the Content and Decorations section by clicking on the [i] button in the top left corner of the image viewer above.

References
Binding Images

These are pages that we pulled aside that disrupted the flow of the manuscript reader. These may be bindings, inserts, bookmarks, and various other oddities.

Spine

Fore edge

Top edge

Bottom edge

Keywords
Treatise
14th century
English
Charter
Historiated initial
England
Legal
History
Free Library of Philadelphia
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