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Statuta Angliae (MS B.39).

Accession number
MS B.39
Object title
Statuta Angliae (MS B.39).
Display Date
ca. 1400.
Created
England, ca. 1400.
Binding
Modern vellum.
Credit line
Bequest of Curt F. Bühler; 1985.
Description
165 leaves (1 column, 25-27 lines), bound : vellum, ill. ; 94 x 63 mm
Provenance
Purchased by Curt F. Bühler Nov. 1961 from Bernard Quaritch, London (Cat. 820, no. 19).
Notes
Ms. collection of statutes and charters of liberties; written and illuminated in England, ca. 1400.
Decoration: 1 illuminated initial with border extender, numerous filigree initials.
Texts: Magna Carta, Carta de Foresta, Statuta de Merton, Westmonasterium, De Mercatoribus, Prerogativa, Regis, etc.--Cf. PML files.
The corners of the first two leaves and the last 15 leaves are worn away--Cf. PML files.
Script
Gothic cursive
Language
Latin and French
Century
Classification