Accession number
MS M.475
Object title
De bello a Christianus contra barbaros gesto pro Christi sepulcho ac Judaea recuperandis.
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
Resources
Century
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Display Date
ca. 1475.