Manuscript on paper (coarse, brown) of annals of Genoa
Description:
In Latin., Watermarks: unidentified bull's head buried in gutter., Script: Written by two scribes. Scribe 1) ff. 1r-45v, 158r-163v, 168r-172v, compact fere-humanistic script with exagerrated flourishes at conclusion of most lines. Scribe 2) ff. 46r-157v, 164r-167v, well spaced informal humanistic script. Marginal annotations and arts. 15-16 added, 15th-16th centuries, by several hands., Stained throughout., and Binding: Nineteenth century. Rigid vellum, gold-tooled. Stamped, in gold, on spine: "Caffari Chronica MS.".