Accession number:
MS M.689
Title:
Compendium historiae
Created:
Italy, possibly Lombardy, early 14th century.
Credit:
Purchased by J.P. Morgan (1867-1943) in 1915.
Description:
1 roll : vellum, ill. ; 3550 x 200 mm
Provenance:
Purchased by J.P. Morgan (1867-1943) from Giuseppe Martini in 1915.
Notes:
Ms. written and illuminated in Italy, perhaps in Lombardy, early 14th century.
Decoration: 8 miniatures, 6 enclosed in circular frames; genealogical diagrams.
Enclosed in a heavy cardboard cylinder covered with mottled paper; label reads: Genealogy of Christ Rolled Manuscript. Italian XIV cent. M.689; inside the lid is a label on white paper reading: 14: 8bre 1780 (i.e., Oct. 1780).
Script:
compressed textura
Language:
Latin
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