Azo of Bologna — 13th century, late - 14th century, early; Italian, Bologna

Title

Azo of Bologna — 13th century, late - 14th century, early; Italian, Bologna

Shelfmark

MS. Holkham misc. 47

Place of origin

Italian, Bologna

Date

13th century, late - 14th century, early

Language

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

iii (paper) + 348 + iii (paper).

Hands

Very fine rounded gothic bookhand.

Decoration

Miniatures.

Historiated initials.

Marginal scenes.

Binding

Bound in typical 19th-century Holkham binding of brown leather over pasteboards, the covers framed with a gilt border and stamped in the cenrte with the crest of ...; the spine lettered in gilt 'JUSTINIANI | INSITUTIONES || MS | SÆC. XV'; the edges of the leaves gauffered and gilt; rust marks on fol. 1r suggest that the volume was previously sewn on seven bands attached to their boards with metal nails.

Provenance

The Discalced Augustinians of Lyons; the list of contents (fols. 1r-2r) signed at the end (fol. 2r), apparently in the same ink, with a monogram of the letters 'S' and 'I' (or 'J'), the same monogram is added at the end of the main text (fol. 348r).

Holkham Hall, the lower right corner of fol. 1r signed 'T: Coke', the upper pastedown with the oval bookplate of 'THOMAS WILLIAM COKE'; formerly Norfolk, Holkham Hall, MS. 206.

Acquired by the Bodleian 6 May 1981.