MS. Holkham misc. 27
Summary Catalogue no.: Not in SC (late accession)
Contents
1. (fol. 1)
, Compilatio chronologica (pr. Muratori, Rerum Ital. Scriptores, IX, 193–262) in this MS. ending at 1313 (at 'natura loci pretutum'; Muratori, co. 259). Language(s): Latin
3. (fol. 81r)
A note on events said to have happened 'septima die exeunte Marcio'.
Physical Description
Secundo Folio: Septim incipit
Form: codex
Support: Paper. Watermark three hills in circle, cf. Briquet 11881.
Extent: iii (modern paper) + 81 + iii (modern paper)
Dimensions (leaf): 212 × 140 mm.
Dimensions (ruled): 105 × 75 mm.
Foliation: Modern pencil: i-iii, 1–84.
Collation
1(10)-3(10), 4(12), 5(10) (9 canc.), 6(10)-8(10), catchwords
Layout
24–5 lines per page written below top line; in 1 column.
Hand(s)
'rotunda' script
Decoration
Spaces for initials left unfilled.
Binding
Typical Holkham binding in polished and diced brown leather; the spine tooled 'S. HIERONYM | CRONICA | A | JO. LIGNAMINE' and the number '462'.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
An incorrect 16th-century title label (cf. spine title) is now affixed to fol. iii verso.
Signed by 'Thos. Willm. Coke' (fol. i verso), formerly Norfolk, Holkham Hall, MS. 462.
Record Sources
Draft description by Peter Kidd, late 1990s
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2017-07-01: First online publication.