Accession number
MS M.519
Object title
Rule of Christian religion.
Created
England, after 1443
Binding
English tree calf, gold-tooled; ca. 1790.
Credit line
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1911.
Description
192 leaves (1 column, 38 lines), bound : vellum ; 270 x 190 mm
Provenance
David Swan ("Bibliotheca Swaniana" written in brown ink in large letters on the title page), 18th century; sale by King (London, Mar. 17, 1799, lot 68); sold by Cochran (catalogue, 1829, no. 69) to Sir Thomas Phillipps (Phillipps, no. 6243); his sale (London, Sotheby's, Apr. 27, 1911, lot 801) to Andrew; purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) from Pearson in 1911; J.P. Morgan (1867-1943).
Notes
Ms. written and decorated in England in the 15th century (after 1443).
Includes later 15th century marginal comments and notes in Latin.
Includes later 15th century marginal comments and notes in Latin.
Script
English cursive script
Language
Middle English
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