Jacques de Guise — c. 1490; Flemish
MS. Holkham misc. 50
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Jacques de Guise — c. 1490; Flemish
Shelfmark
MS. Holkham misc. 50
Place of origin
Flemish
Date
c. 1490
Language
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
iii (paper) + i (original parchment flyleaf (?)) + 160 + iii (paper).
Hands
Fine lettre bâtarde.
Decoration
Miniatures (fols. 1r, 25r, 90r), one smaller miniature depicting the author/scribe at work, with one-sided border and coat of arms (fol. 2v)
The miniatures with four-sided border, coat of arms, etc. (fols. 1r, 25r, 90r)
Binding
19th-century Holkham binding of polished red straight-grained morocco over pasteboards; the spine lettered in gilt 'CHRONIQUE | DES CONTES | D'HAINAULT || MS | SEC. XV. || 658 | TOM. I.'
Provenance
Written for a member of the Berlaimont family (on whom see Goethals, 1849, (unpaginated)) who married into the Ligne family (with the quartered arms of both families), perhaps Gilles, Seigneur de Berlaimont, Hierges, Péruwelz, and Beauraing, who married Mary de Ligne, Lady of Lens, and Lady of Belœil (Hassall, 1970, 15); remained in the family until the 16th century.
Gaspar de Guzman, Count-Duke of Olivares; to his nephew, Gaspar de Haro, Spain (see Gallardo, 1889, cols. 1479 and 1517).
The Augustinians of Lyon.
Bought by Thomas Coke (signed by him); bookplate of 'THOMAS WILLIAM COKE'
Acquired by the Bodleain, 1981
Formerly Holkham Hall, MS. 658, vol. I.
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