Jacques de Guise — c. 1490; Flemish
MS. Holkham misc. 53
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Description
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Title
Jacques de Guise — c. 1490; Flemish
Shelfmark
MS. Holkham misc. 53
Place of origin
Flemish
Date
c. 1490
Language
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
iii (paper) + 154 + iii (paper).
Hands
Fine lettre bâtarde.
Decoration
Illuminated leaves removed and replaced, leaving some slight offsets (see e.g. fols. 200v, 221v, etc.); spaces left for miniatures on replacement leaves (fols. 158r, 201r, 222r, 260r).
Binding
Bound and decorated as MS. Holkham misc. 49, but with with 'TOM. IV.' on the spine.
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.
Bookplate of 'THOMAS WILLIAM COKE' (fol. i recto), formerly Holkham Hall, MS. 658, vol. IV.
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