Manuscript, on paper, in Anglicana and secretary script, with headings in Gothic bookhand, produced in England in the 1540s
Description:
In English., The title given is "A dyalogue of comforte by an hungaryan in latyne and translated owte of latyne in to Frenche and owte of Frenche in to Englishe.", Only two other manuscript texts are known., Watermark: hand with the initials "PB" resembling Bricquet 11383 (Neuberg, 1537), and a pot., and Binding: modern limp vellum with green ties.
Manuscript on paper of The Life, Araignment, and Death, of the famous learned, Sir Thomas More Knight: Somtymes Lord Chauncellor of England. On f. iii verso, engraving of Sir Thomas More, half-length, to right, standing, pointing to scroll in right hand
Description:
In English., Watermarks: Heawood, Coat of Arms 481., Script: Written in neat chancery script., Illuminated title-page, f. iii recto: double blue frame with sprigs of berries and leaves on both sides and gilt designs above and below. Gold initial on f. 1r marks the beginning of text., and Binding: 17th-18th centuries. Part of a book rebound in limp vellum, gold-tooled, with holes for two ties.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
More, Thomas, Saint, 1478-1535. and Roper, William, 1496-1578.
Subject (Topic):
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, and History