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Argumenta singulorum capitum eccles[iae] per tetrasticha manu Estherae Inglis exarata, strenae nomine agregio et dignissimo adolescentulo M. Thomae Pukering oblata : calligraphic manuscipt : [London], 1607.

BIB_ID
197671
Accession number
MA 2149
Creator
Inglis, Esther, 1571-1624.
Display Date
1607.
Credit line
Gift of the Fellows, 1961.
Description
1 item (33 p.) : ill. ; 10.1 x 14.3 cm
Notes
Calligraphic manuscript on paper.
Text written on 33 leaves in various types of roman and italic scripts, with decorative borders, flowers and birds in gold and colors.
Provenance
Executed in 1606 for Master Thomas Pu[c]kering who, between 1605-10, was a companion of Henry, Prince of Wales, and presented to him on New Year's Day 1607. Formerly owned by members of the Sowdon family with a note by H.W. Sowdon on the fly-leaf.
Housed in
Brown and green quarter leather drop-spine box (11.2 x 15.4 cm)