Manuscript on parchment of Diploma for a doctorate of Civil and Canon Law accorded to Franciscus Adelasius (Adelasio) from the University of Padua, 27 Jan. 1674
Description:
In Latin., Script: Written in elegant italic script; headings and names of persons in humanistic bookhand or square capitals, in gold., On f. 1v: coat-of-arms of the Adelasio family of Bergamo (gules, per fess 3 pennants argent on staves or; in chief azure, an eagle displayed or) surrounded by a full floral border in vivid shades of gold, brown, red, orange, and blue, with two peacocks in lower panel and a framed oval miniature of the Virgin Mary supported by griffins in upper panel. On f. 2r similar treatment of folio, but with text of diploma in center of page and a miniature of St. Antony of Padua in upper panel; ff. 2v-3v surrounded by full floral borders of less exuberant design than ff. 1v-2r., and Binding: Seventeenth century. Brick-red sheepskin heavily gold-tooled with a central medallion surrounded by floral arabesques and fan corners in multiple roll borders of different designs, the outer one blind-tooled. A red wax seal (cracked), displaying the arms of Gregory, Cardinal Barbadicus (Barbarigo; 1626-97), and enclosed within the original gold-tooled circular holder (58 mm. diameter) that matches the binding, is attached to the spine with twisted silk cords.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Padua (Italy)
Subject (Topic):
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval and Manuscripts, Medieval
