Formularies and texts relating to the papal penitentiary; Italy, 15th century

Title

Formularies and texts relating to the papal penitentiary; Italy, 15th century

Shelfmark

MS. Holkham misc. 20

Place of origin

Italian

Date

15th century

Language

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment, mediocre quality, uneven edges

Physical extent

ii (paper) + 114 + ii (paper)

Hands

cursive, by at least two scribes

Decoration

Two first initials containing two human heads. Plain red initials fol. 1–31, blue initials with red, and red with violet penwork fol. 32 - end.

Binding

Typical Holkham binding of polished brown leather; the spine lettered in gilt 'CONSTITUTION | S. BENEDICTI || MS. | SÆC. XIII' and the number '223' at the bottom; the gutter margin of fol. 2r inscribed in pencil with instructuons to the binder: 'Dark Calf Uncut'.

Provenance

Given in 1455 by Baptista de Lignamine to the Canons of S. Giovanni in Verdara, Padua : inscribed 'Constitutiones domini Benedicti pape. Hunc librum donavit b. reverendus Baptiste de Legnamine de Paua episcopus Corcordiensis congregationi canonicorum regularum Lateranensium ita ut sit ad usum dictorum canonicorum Christo in monasterio sancti Johannis de Verdaria Padue famulantium. Quare omnes pro eius anima devote deum precari meminerint mºCCCCºLVº' (fol. 114v) (cf. Hassall, 1970), 23, 23 n. 6).

Thomas Coke, probably bought by him in 1717 (ibid.); bookplate of ' THOMAS WILLIAM COKE ' (1754–1842), formerly Norfolk, Holkham Hall, MS. 223.