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This compact volume, dating from the late fourteenth or early fifteenth century, contains the text of Clement V's Consitutiones, with a preface by Pope John XII and extensive commentary glosses by Giovanni d'Andreae. The text is written in several hands, and some of the script exhibits characteristics of Rotunda, suggesting a place of production in Southern France or Italy. The book's binding dates from the early sixteenth century and is blind stamped with geometrical patterns including the crowned ermine and crowned fleur-de-lys, which may indicate a link to the royal library of France under Louis XII and Anne of Brittany.
Support: Parchment; Extent: i+196+i; 165 x 115 mm bound to 169 x 124 mm; Foliation: Modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto; Collation: 1-24 (8), 25 (4, +1 +2 +3 +4); Signatures: Signatures, some partially cropped, visible at fols: 41r, 42r, 43r, 44r, 81r, 82r, 84r, 89r, 90r, 91r, 92r, 99r, 100r, 105r, 106r, 123r, 124r, 129r, 130r, 131r, 137r, 138r, 139r, 140r, 153r, 161r, 163r, 180r, 186r, 187r, 188r, 194r, 195r; Catchwords: Original horizontal catchwords, some partially cropped, in lower right corner at fols: 8r, 16r, 24r, 40r, 48r, 56r, 72r, 80r, 88r, 96r, 112r, 128r, 136r, 144r, 152r, 160r, 168r, 176r, 184r; recto side catchword on fol. 169r
Two columns of forty-three lines for gloss, number of lines for main text varies; some prickings visible; ruled in lead; red running titles throughout; written area: 120 x 87 mm for gloss, 43 mm width for central text with varying height
Gothic--textualis
Three illuminated initials on first page; red and blue initials and paragraph markers throughout
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.
Book is in multiple hands; textualis with rotunda characteristics may indicate a southern French or Italian place of production
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.
Southern France?
Late 14th century or early 15th century
Early sixteenth-century French calf, flush to text block, blind stamped with the crowned fleur-de-lis of Louis XII of France and the crowned ermine of his wife, Anne of Brittany; remnants of holes for clasps; restored and rebacked
Latin
From the library of Louis XII of France and Anne of Brittany ?; sale by Anderson (New York, 6 Dec. 1920, no. 108) to G. Michelmore, resold for him by the American Art Association (New York, 30 Jan. 1923, no. 432) to John Frederick Lewis, Philadelphia; given by his widow, Anne Baker Lewis, to the Free Library of Philadelphia in 1936; cover stamped with the blind stamped with the crowned fleur-de-lis of Louis XII of France and the crowned ermine of his wife, Anne of Brittany; catalog entry of the American Art Association pasted on to inside front cover; written in pencil in Lewis's hand on catalog entry "Amer Art assoc N 7o 1/30/1923"; written in pencil on inside of back cover, "repaired Tribulet [?] 64 BC misc corp funds" and "$90"
Southern France?
Late 14th century or early 15th century
Latin
From the library of Louis XII of France and Anne of Brittany ?; sale by Anderson to John Frederick Lewis, Philadelphia; given by his widow, Anne Baker Lewis, to the Free Library of Philadelphia in 1936; cover stamped with the blind stamped with the crowned fleur-de-lis of Louis XII of France and the crowned ermine of his wife, Anne of Brittany; catalog entry of the American Art Association pasted on to inside front cover; written in pencil in Lewis's hand on catalog entry "Amer Art assoc N 7o 1/30/1923"; written in pencil on inside of back cover, "repaired Tribulet [?] 64 BC misc corp funds" and "$90" (provenance)
This compact volume, dating from the late fourteenth or early fifteenth century, contains the text of Clement V's Consitutiones, with a preface by Pope John XII and extensive commentary glosses by Giovanni d'Andreae. The text is written in several hands, and some of the script exhibits characteristics of Rotunda, suggesting a place of production in Southern France or Italy. The book's binding dates from the early sixteenth century and is blind stamped with geometrical patterns including the crowned ermine and crowned fleur-de-lys, which may indicate a link to the royal library of France under Louis XII and Anne of Brittany.
Book is in multiple hands; textualis with rotunda characteristics may indicate a southern French or Italian place of production
Gothic--textualis
Three illuminated initials on first page; red and blue initials and paragraph markers throughout
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.
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.
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