Manuscripts

De vita et moribus philosophorum :

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Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: [between 1440 and 1460]
Call number: mssHM 47405
Creator: Burlaeus, Gualterus (1275-1345?)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: In England from an early date, as shown by the distinctly English decoration of the 2-line blue initials, and by the finding notes in the margins in an English hand. The only other copies of English provenance noted by Stigall are Cambridge, Trinity College O.2.50 (1154), Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), Temple University, Ms. 567 and Vatican, Reg. lat. 7147. On f. ii, "Hic liber est meus/ Testis est Deus," and the signature "Robt. Hill"; on f. iii, "R. Hill 1792." All three are heavily crossed out in ink. Acquired by the Huntington Library from Alan G. Thomas (London) in 1979 with the support of the Lois and Keith Spalding Endowment Fund.
Restrictions: RESTRICTED. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
Dimensions: 140 x 198 mm
Associated people: Fastolf Master, (active 1420-1460,)
Associated organization: Henry E. Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.
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