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Collection of works by Albertanus Causidicus Brixiensis with dates of their composition in the explicit or incipit of each, plus a poem by Petrus Damianus on the final folio.
Support: parchment; Extent: 70 leaves : 256 x 197 (193 x 136) mm. bound to 270 x 204 mm; Foliation: Parchment, ii (modern paper) + 70 + ii (modern paper); [1-70]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.
Written in 2 columns of 43 lines, ruled in lead; prickings visible on f. 1.
Written in a Gothic book script by a single hand.
Historiated initial depicting a knight with shield, in green, pink, purple, red, yellow and gold, with a botanical border, probably 15th-century and German, painted over earlier illumination (f. 2r). Rubricated, with capitals in red and blue, decorated 2-line and 4-line initials in red and blue with contrasting penwork ornamentation and decorated borders at the left edge of most columns throughout the text.
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.
Ms. codex.
Title from title of predominant work; titles for individual works taken from 15th-century index (f. 1), which also includes a list of headings for the first three works of Albertano.
Sermons begin on f. 58r, 60v, 63r, 65v, and 68v.
Texts attributed to Albertanus Causidicus Brixiensis de Sancta Agatha (f. 2r, 7r, 24v, 58r).
Attribution to Peter Damian from Zacour-Hirsch, taken from bookseller's description, with the title Rhythmos ad diversos mundi status; this work often appears in collections of Albertano da Brescia and is sometimes attributed to him as well.
Final folio has been damaged, lower right corner; repair obscures some of the text. Several other leaves are splitting along the edge.
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.
Italy
Written in northern Italy in the late 14th century (Zacour-Hirsch).
19th-century stamped calf, front hinge split.
Latin
Sold by Laurence Witten, 1958.
Italy
Written in northern Italy in the late 14th century (Zacour-Hirsch).
Latin
Sold by Laurence Witten, 1958.
Collection of works by Albertanus Causidicus Brixiensis with dates of their composition in the explicit or incipit of each, plus a poem by Petrus Damianus on the final folio.
Ms. codex.
Title from title of predominant work; titles for individual works taken from 15th-century index (f. 1), which also includes a list of headings for the first three works of Albertano.
Sermons begin on f. 58r, 60v, 63r, 65v, and 68v.
Texts attributed to Albertanus Causidicus Brixiensis de Sancta Agatha (f. 2r, 7r, 24v, 58r).
Attribution to Peter Damian from Zacour-Hirsch, taken from bookseller's description, with the title Rhythmos ad diversos mundi status; this work often appears in collections of Albertano da Brescia and is sometimes attributed to him as well.
Final folio has been damaged, lower right corner; repair obscures some of the text. Several other leaves are splitting along the edge.
Written in a Gothic book script by a single hand.
Historiated initial depicting a knight with shield, in green, pink, purple, red, yellow and gold, with a botanical border, probably 15th-century and German, painted over earlier illumination (f. 2r). Rubricated, with capitals in red and blue, decorated 2-line and 4-line initials in red and blue with contrasting penwork ornamentation and decorated borders at the left edge of most columns throughout the text.
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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