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Detailed record for Burney 252
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| Author |
Pseudo-Seneca, and others |
| Title |
Epistolae, etc. |
| Origin |
Spain |
| Date |
last quarter of the 15th century |
| Language |
Latin, and Spanish translations |
| Script |
Semi-humanistic |
| Decoration |
Large puzzle initials in blue and red, with red and purple pen-flourishing (ff. 1, 4v, etc.). Small initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or red with purple pen-flourishing. Paraphs in plain blue. |
| Dimensions in mm |
210 x 140 (145 x 80) |
| Official foliation |
ff. ii + 234 + 8*, 8**, 8*** (ff. i-ii and 227-234 are original paper flyleaves) |
| Collation |
i14-1 (ff. i-ii, 1-8** + 2 pastedowns), ii-iv32 (ff. 8***-71), v-vi24 (ff. 72-119), vii28 (ff. 120-147), viii26 (ff. 148-173), ix24 (ff. 174-197), x20 (ff. 198-217), xi20-2 (19th-20th leaves missing, probably blank; ff. 218-234 + 1 pastedown). |
| Form |
Paper codex |
| Binding |
Post-1600. Pre-Burney binding of blind-stamped red velvet over paper-covered pasteboards. |
| Provenance |
Charles Burney (b. 1757, d. 1817), D.D., classical scholar.
Acquired by the British Museum as part of Burney’s library from his son Charles Parr Burney in 1818. |
| Select bibliography |
Catalogue of Manuscripts in The British Museum, New Series, 1 vol. in 2 parts (London: British Museum, 1834-1840), I, part II: The Burney Manuscripts (1840), p. 65. |
| Last revised: 05 February 2005 |
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f . 1
Puzzle initial |
f. 1
Detail |
f. 4v
Puzzle initial |
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f. 4v
Detail |
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