Liber ceremonialis Romani pontificis, Ordo Romanus XIV, Pontificale Romanae curiae — 1411–1417; Italian
MS. Holkham misc. 18
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Description
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Title
Liber ceremonialis Romani pontificis, Ordo Romanus XIV, Pontificale Romanae curiae — 1411–1417; Italian
Shelfmark
MS. Holkham misc. 18
Place of origin
Italian
Date
1411–1417
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
iii (paper) + 58 + iii (paper) leaves.
Hands
Fine gothic bookhand.
Decoration
Plain blue and red initials.
Binding
Typical Holkham binding in brown straight-grained morocco, the spine lettered in gilt 'LIBER CEREMONIALIS ROMANI PONTIFICIS MS SÆC. XV'.
Provenance
Written for Franciscus de Zabarella, cardinal, of Florence (1411–1417): the table of contents is headed 'Istum librus fecit scribi cum diligentia reverendissimus in Christo pater et dominus dominus Franciscus de Zabarellis cardinalis Florentinus' (fol. 1r).
Bartolomeo Zabarella, archbishop of Spalato (1428–1439): inscribed 'Bartolomeus de Zabarellis archiepiscopus Spalatensis' (fol. 57r).
Given in 1455 by B. de Lignamine to the Canons of S. Giovanni in Verdara, Padua: inscribed 'Librum hunc cerimoniale [sic] summi pontificis rev. dominus B. de Lignamine de Padua episcopus Concordiensis congreagationi canonicorum Christo militancium in monasterio sancti Johannis in Viridario Padue. Quare omnes deum pro eius anima devote precari meminerint MºCCCCºIV' (fol. 57r) (see Hassall, 1970, 23, 23 n. 6).
Thomas Coke, probably bought by him in 1717 (cf. ibid.).
Bookplate of 'THOMAS WILLIAM COKE' (1754–1842), formerly Norfolk, Holkham Hall, MS. 193.
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