Accession number
MS B.33
Object title
De vita et moribus philosophorum et poetarum (MS B.33).
Created
Italy, between 1400 and 1430.
Binding
Original blind-stamped goatskin over oaken boards.
Credit line
Bequest of Curt F. Bühler; 1985.
Description
72 leaves (1 column, 30-32 lines), bound : paper, ill. ; 290 x 217 mm
Provenance
Purchased by Curt F. Bühler in Oct. 1959 from Bernard Rosenthal, New York.
Notes
Ms. of Walter Burley's De vita et moribus philosophorum written in Italy, early 15th century.
Decoration: initials in red and blue, with paragraph marks as well as some important words written in red; filigree initial.
Decoration: initials in red and blue, with paragraph marks as well as some important words written in red; filigree initial.
Script
Gothic cursive
Language
Italian
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