MS. Lat. misc. e. 118
Summary Catalogue no.: Not in SC (late accession)
Contents
Beg. fol.3, preceded by the preface to King Alfonso I of Naples and V of Aragon, beg. imperf. fol.2. Followed (fol 59) by Facio's letter to Roberto Strozzi. First printed Cologne, 1473, in Dialogi decem auctorum (Proctor 1101). Fol. 61–62v were originally blank.
Physical Description
Collation
Layout
18 long lines ruled in red or purple ink
Hand(s)
bâtarde bourgignonne
Decoration
Blue initials flourished in red.
Binding
Contemporary binding in bevelled wooden boards covered in white leather, later rebacked; traces of central green silk strap which fastened to surviving pin in lower cover.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
(Fol. iv, flyleaf) ‘Tabula de principaliter tractatis in hoc libro secundum numerum foliorum’ (15th cent. English hand)
(fol.ii) form of the institution of a Benedictine abbot and the profession of obedience of a monk, mentioning Hyde abbey at Winchester and an abbot ‘Thomas’, probably Thomas Forte, abbot 1485–8 (late 15th cent?).
Fol.9v: ‘Richard Dowse ys boucke’ (16th cent.).
Lot 62 in Sotheby sale 8 July 1974. Bought.
Record Sources
Bibliography
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Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2017-07-01: First online publication.