Ms. codex.; Title supplied by cataloger (Zacour-Hirsch); author attribution in upper margin of first leaf (f. 1r).; Incipit: Magnifice bonitatis mireque pietatis vira domino Johannii (f. 1r).; Foliation: Parchment, 52; [1-52]; modern foliation in pencil, lower left recto.; Layout: Written in 2 columns of 80 lines; frame-ruled in lead.; Script: Written in a Gothic book script by a single hand, with many marginal notes in different hands.; Decoration: 10-line red and blue puzzle initial with red and purple ornamentation (f. 1r); 2-line alternating red and blue initials with red or purple contrasting ornamentation; numerous manicules in different styles throughout.; Not bound, in 5 quires.; Origin: Written in southern France or Spain, possibly Aragon, in the mid-14th century (Zacour-Hirsch).; Latin.
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Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Oversize Ms. Codex 728
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