Accession number
MS M.475
Object title
De bello a Christianus contra barbaros gesto pro Christi sepulcho ac Judaea recuperandis.
Display Date
ca. 1475.
Created
Italy, ca. 1475.
Binding
Perhaps 19th century rough pigskin.
Credit line
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1911.
Description
80 leaves (1 column, 32 lines), bound : vellum, ill. ; 330 x 230 mm
Provenance
Capuchin monks of Zara (circular black stamp); 18th century bookplate of Abate Francesco Martino Vespeniani; purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) from Alexandre Imbert in 1911; J.P. Morgan (1867-1943).
Notes
Ms. written and illuminated in central Italy, ca. 1475.
Decoration: illuminated frontispiece with putti; 3 illuminated white vine borders, 4 illuminated white vine initials.
Decoration: illuminated frontispiece with putti; 3 illuminated white vine borders, 4 illuminated white vine initials.
Script
humanistic script
Language
Latin
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