Manuscript codex., This manuscript appears to be a fragment of a larger commentary examining the book of John, or possibly a priest's sermon notes., Collation: 6 leaves., Decoration: Initials spanning 2 lines (5 mm). Straight quadrille lines with small circles at vertices, connecting 3 or more sentences, red underlining., Binding: On 26.5x19 cm, 6 mm thick wood board with chamfered interior edges; hinge and spine of brown leather covering 1/3 of front and rear covers; front rear flyleaves of laid rag paper., Lettering: Written in very small, much abbreviated Gothic script., Formatted Content Note: 1r, col 1. cum semper dixerim veritatem. Jo. xiiij. ego sum via veritas / et via Rom. iij est autem deus verax. / cum semper nos moneam primum[...] -- 6v [mittetur] Notandum quod recundum philosochos homo arbor enerja est eius capilli.
Manuscript codex. Tractatus de militia, Leonardo Bruni (Leonardus Brunus Aretinus); Epitome of Roman History, Lucius Annaeus Florus; Epistle, Plutarch; Excerpts, Titus Livius; Excerpts, Flavius Josephus A characteristic humanistic MS., containing material of patriotic and philosophic content. Leonardo Bruni Aretino was an eminent classical historian, Chancellor of Florence, under whose direction the book was probably prepared., Collation: In quires of 10. Catchwords in middle lower margin, no signatures. Marginal headings. Folio numbers., Decoration: Decorative blue and red paragraph marks, some large initials in blue or red. Headings rubricated throughout., Binding: 18th century parchment binding, rounded spine, head and tail bands of green and white thread. Lined with 18th c. Italian figured art paper: foliage designs printed in brown and red on a background of small brown dots. Edges stained brown. 9 blank leaves besides endpapers in front and 10 leaves of index, at end 11 blank leaves and endpapers; flyleaves have a tri-lobed watermark at center Title written in brown ink on spine., Script: Gothic minuscule in brown ink.
Manuscript codex. Gregory's dialogues with his favorite Deacon, intended to honor the memory of the saints of Italy and to edify and instruct his countrymen. In Book IV, Gregory attempts to strengthen their faith in the unseen by proving that the soul does not perish., Collation: Gatherings of 8, the last of 6; signatures to 3, f. 82; 4, f. 124. Book numbers at top recto., Decoration: Two large initials, one in red and one in green, red, and blue. Many small initials in red or green, a few in blue. Each chapter heading has a red capital., Binding: parchment over thin boards, 4 thongs, spine lined with white evenweave fabric. Pastedown and flyleaf of thick rough paper. Written on spine in brown ink: S. Gregory Dialog. and two unintelligible lines., Script: Rounded Gothic minuscule book hand in brown ink with rubrication., Content Note: Dr. Giuseppe Martini (probably Giuseppe Alfredo Martini, bibliophile and collector, 1870-1944), as recorded by Edward Sandford Burgess: Probable date, 1150-60. Ruled with sharp point in style of 12th century. After 1300 green found in polychrome only. Written in North Italy, since it had been in a monastery at Genoa. Looks like the beautiful writing they did in Benedictine monastery, Morimondo, of the order of St. Justin, in the province of Pavia. There they write a peculiar and excellent hand like this. Date is confirmed by opinion of Mr. Minns (possibly Dr. Ellis Hovell Minns (1874-1953)), University reader in Paleography, Cambridge, England, as quoted in 1907 letter from rare books firm P. M. Barnard: It is 12th c...1150-75 Italian...Borne out by monastery inscription. Pierce and Fox argue that it is mid-12th century due to the single column layout and lack of letter fusion typical of later Gothic script. They assert it is not Italian due to the script angularity and the type of abbreviations.
Manuscript document. Nativity scene at the start of Prime., Collation: 1 disbound leaf., Decoration: Recto: miniature of the Nativity in the stable: Mary in blue robe and cloak, reaching down to infant Jesus. Joseph sits in green tunic, pink cloak, and blue hood, with an ox and an ass. Behind a wattle fence stands a shepherd in red tunic, light yellow cowl, and black hat. Minimal landscape of grass and five trees in background. Text begins with a large illuminated 'D' with a vine motif in blue and red with whitework, on a background of raised gold. Four short lines of text follow, the third with a decorative bar at end, the fourth with a smaller illuminated 'D' in the same colors. Miniature is framed by a bar border in the same colors along left, right, and foot edges. The whole is surrounded by sprays of stylized acanthus in blue and yellow-brown, stems of small blue flowers with leaves in green or raised gold, and fruits in red or pink. Verso: Text page; 6 lines have decorative bars at ends, in blue and red with whitework and raised gold; 5 small and 2 medium initials in same colors; and two sprays of leaves in raised gold in left margin., Binding: Framed in dark purple velvet on recto, purplish-brown leather on verso. Pasted note on frame verso: 134. The Nativity. A leaf from a French Horae at the beginning of Prime. The miniature measures 3 1/2 x 2/58 inches, and depicts the Nativity, with the Virgin, Joseph, a shepherd and an ox and an ass adoring the Child; beneath is an illuminated initial D, the whole being surrounded by a border of the line and leaf type; mounted in a frame of dark red velvet. £12-12-0. 15TH cent., Script: Compact Gothic minuscule in brown ink with some ligatures, abbreviations, and rubrication. Verso: two red words and one red character., Content note: Verso: juvandum me festina. Gloria Patri. Sicut erat. Truncated, resumes with hymn: Ueni cr[e]ator spiritus. Mentes tuouru[m] visita, imple superna gratia que tu cr[e]asti pectora. Memento salutis auctor cp[=quod] nostri c[u]ondam corporis ex illibata virgine nascendo forma[m] sumpseris. Maria mater grati[a]e. Gloria tibi domine. Autha. Beginning of Psalm 1: Maria uirgo psalmus. Beatus uir qui non abiit in consilio impiorum: et in uia peccatorum non stetit.
Manuscript codex., This manuscript appears to be a fragment of a larger commentary examining the book of John, or possibly a priest's sermon notes., Collation: 6 leaves., Decoration: Initials spanning 2 lines (5 mm). Straight quadrille lines with small circles at vertices, connecting 3 or more sentences, red underlining., Binding: On 26.5x19 cm, 6 mm thick wood board with chamfered interior edges; hinge and spine of brown leather covering 1/3 of front and rear covers; front rear flyleaves of laid rag paper., Lettering: Written in very small, much abbreviated Gothic script., Formatted Content Note: 1r, col 1. cum semper dixerim veritatem. Jo. xiiij. ego sum via veritas / et via Rom. iij est autem deus verax. / cum semper nos moneam primum[...] -- 6v [mittetur] Notandum quod recundum philosochos homo arbor enerja est eius capilli.
Manuscript codex. Catalog 346 on Flyleaf. Inscription: “Iste Liber est S. Bartholomei de Azano diocesis Astensis ordinis S. Benedicti congregationis S. Justine Signatus No. 19” [Translation] “This Document is of (the Abbey of) Saint Bartholomeo of Azzano, of the diocese of Asti, of the order of Saint Benedict, the congregation of Saint Justin. Signed No. 19.” This monumental collection of Cannon Law served to largely build from and clarify former collections of such as Decretum Gratani. 5 books divided into titles, with titles subdivided into chapters; following the divisions of ‘Quinque Compilationes Antique.’, Collation: 270 leaves, with 1 leaf removed (having been stained blue). Quires of 12, VII_, XVI_,XX__,XXII_,XXIII(a)_,XXIII(b)__,XXIV__., Decoration: Capitals in blue with red tracery., Binding: Brown Morocco over boards showing 5 raised bands on the spine. Gilded text, “GREGORII IX / DECRETALIUM / LIBRI V / VARORIUM GLOSSAE / CODEX MEMBRANEUS / SAEC. XIII”, Script: Gothic bookhand in multiple hands. With marginalia in multiple cursives., Content Note: This monumental collection of Cannon Law served to largely build from and clarify former collections of such as Decretum Gratani. 5 books divided into titles, with titles subdivided into chapters; following the divisions of ‘Quinque Compilationes Antique.’
Manuscript codex., This translation is by humanist scholar Leonardo Bruni. Probably made from a manuscript brought to Italy by Chrysoloras., Collation: Small folio in quires I-II__, III__., Decoration: 2 initials in red with very fine blue tracery, and in blue with red tracery. f1r [initial large majuscule red 'Q']UI LAUDANT SACTITUTEM TUAM/ bearissime pater opus certe bonum ac pium agere/ pergunt. [TRANSLATION] THOSE WHO PRAISE YOUR HOLINESS, most blessed father, certainly continue to drive the good and pious work. f1r [Superscript marginal addendum in cursive hand] Platonis Phaedon, sive de animo in Leonardo Arentino (latine redditum) f1v [Initial Blue 'I'] PSE affuisti o Pheton ea die qua Socrates venenum bibit in carcere. An ab alio quodam audivisti. [TRANSLATION] Oh Phaeton, were you yourself present on this day when Socrates drinks poison in prison, or did you hear from someone else?, Binding: Contemporary binding of gray linen with olive morocco back with title in gilt: PHAEDON E VERS. LEON ARENTI., Script: upright humanistic Roman hand with much abbreviation.
Manuscript codex., Collation: Quires of 10, the last with 3 blank leaves. Vertical catchwords at end of quire. No signatures or pagination. Leaves lightly numbered in pencil in upper outer corner of recto. 8 sewing stations., Decoration: Initials at beginning of each book. Occasional outer margin vertical penwork designs in black or yellow ink. Leaf 1r: Initial ‘S’ with whitework interlaced vines extending along upper left margin, spaces filled with brown ink wash. Leaf 14r: Yellow initial ‘M’ with interlaced vines in white or with yellow ink wash, background in brown ink. Leaf 32r: Decorative ‘F’, same as previous. Leaf 47r: Decorative ‘S’. Leaf 126r: Decorative ‘L’., Binding: Black morocco leather over boards, impressed with fine diaper pattern and blind-stamped twisted stem border. Gilt title lengthwise on spine: “Mss. S. Bernardi De Consideratione.”, Script: Semi-slanting Italic Humanistic hand with long ascenders and descenders and occasional swashes, in brown ink with black or purplish-blue headings. Comments in yellow or black ink, occasional corrections in same hand in black ink.
Manuscript codex. Gregory's dialogues with his favorite Deacon, intended to honor the memory of the saints of Italy and to edify and instruct his countrymen. In Book IV, Gregory attempts to strengthen their faith in the unseen by proving that the soul does not perish., Collation: Gatherings of 8, the last of 6; signatures to 3, f. 82; 4, f. 124. Book numbers at top recto., Decoration: Two large initials, one in red and one in green, red, and blue. Many small initials in red or green, a few in blue. Each chapter heading has a red capital., Binding: parchment over thin boards, 4 thongs, spine lined with white evenweave fabric. Pastedown and flyleaf of thick rough paper. Written on spine in brown ink: S. Gregory Dialog. and two unintelligible lines., Script: Rounded Gothic minuscule book hand in brown ink with rubrication., Content Note: Dr. Giuseppe Martini (probably Giuseppe Alfredo Martini, bibliophile and collector, 1870-1944), as recorded by Edward Sandford Burgess: Probable date, 1150-60. Ruled with sharp point in style of 12th century. After 1300 green found in polychrome only. Written in North Italy, since it had been in a monastery at Genoa. Looks like the beautiful writing they did in Benedictine monastery, Morimondo, of the order of St. Justin, in the province of Pavia. There they write a peculiar and excellent hand like this. Date is confirmed by opinion of Mr. Minns (possibly Dr. Ellis Hovell Minns (1874-1953)), University reader in Paleography, Cambridge, England, as quoted in 1907 letter from rare books firm P. M. Barnard: It is 12th c...1150-75 Italian...Borne out by monastery inscription. Pierce and Fox argue that it is mid-12th century due to the single column layout and lack of letter fusion typical of later Gothic script. They assert it is not Italian due to the script angularity and the type of abbreviations.