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Page of text with catchword and 1-line red and gold placemarker, [f. 176v]

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Title
Page of text with catchword and 1-line red and gold placemarker, [f. 176v]
Names
Cicero, Marcus Tullius (Author)
Collection

Renaissance and medieval manuscripts collection

De officiis; Paradoxa; De amicitia; De senectute

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1470 (Approximate)
Place: France
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 2557
Shelf locator: MA 139
Genres
Religious books
Manuscripts
Notes
Ownership: Arms of first owner f. 1 (possibly Minio of Venice or Valmerana of Vicenza). Stamp of Antoine Moriau, Paris (ca. 1750). Henry Allen collection; Samuel Allen sale (1920. Obtained by Wilberforce Eames in 1926 from W. M. Voynich. Bequeathed by Eames, 1940.
Content: De Ricci, 2315. De Ricci, Supplement, 330. Chart by Dr. G.B. Guest. Library dossier.
Content: 21 long lines, ruled in light pencil, catchwords visible, occasional prickings visible. 28 quires of 8 folios.
Content: Parchment
Content: Miniature in 10-line initial, f. 1. Initial formed by gold grotesques.
Content: Full border on f. 1, quarter-borders on opening page of later texts. Initial f. 1 on red and blue field. Coat of arms. 2-line and 3-line initials in gold, red, and blue. 1-line placemarkers in gold, red, blue. Rubrics in red and blue. Names of texts.
Content: Both De Ricci and Dr. Guest place this manuscript ca. 1470.
Content: 1 scribe.
Content: De Officiis (3 books), ff. 1-136. Paradoxa, ff. 137-154v. De amicitia, ff. 155-190v. De Senectute, ff. 191-224v.
Type of Resource
Text
Text
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12455533
MSS Unit ID: 2557
RLIN/OCLC: NYPW89-A695
Digital Scriptorium 1.0 ID: NYPL MA 139
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d514ebe0-c5cc-012f-c76a-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1470: Created
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Page of text with catchword and 1-line red and gold placemarker" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1470. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e855-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Page of text with catchword and 1-line red and gold placemarker" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e855-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Page of text with catchword and 1-line red and gold placemarker