MS. Add. A. 174
Summary Catalogue no.: 29077
Contents
Commissio of the Procurators of St. Mark
Rubric: Incipiunt capitula commissionis Dominorum procuratorum nostrorum Ecclesie sancti Marci apostoli et Euangeliste
In fifty-four chapters, dated 1302-1401, and by additions of 1427-1473. All in one hand
A leaf is lost after fol. 4, bearing the rubrics and text of the first two chapters
Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: i + 32 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 10.125 × 7.1225 in.
Hand(s)
Humanistic script (Pächt and Alexander ii. 508)
Binding
Stamped leather on boards, with brass clasp fittings (clasps lost), contemporary Venetian work
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Bought from H. T. Wake, bookseller, in Sept. 1874 for £2 10s
Record Sources
Description adapted (June 2025) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1905). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1970)
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2025-06-04: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1905)