Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

MS. 28
Commentary on Ecclesiastes
Contents:
  1. Preface to the translation of the Commentary on Ecclesiastes
  2. Commentary on Ecclesiastes
Date of origin:After 1489.
Place of origin:Florence, Italy

Support: Paper codex with watermarks: eagle (Briquet 83)
Foliation: Modern foliation in lead in the upper right corner of every tenth leaf.
Dimensions:285mm x 205mm (leaves), 200mm x 120mm (ruled space)
Collation:ii 1-610 74 ii (final leaf blank) Catchwords are written vertically in the lower right corner at the end of each gathering.
Script:Text in Italian huamnist cursive. The quoted scriptural passages are in red with commentary in black ink.

Binding:Contemporary blind-stamped calfskin over wooden boards, with one clasp intact. The letter H and a now obscured shelfmark written on the spine.
Additions:Near contemporary marginal notes in Latin and Greek.