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Title Cosmographia

Creator Ptolemy, active 2nd century

Date 1450-1499

Language Latin

Subjects Astronomy, Cosmography, Geography, Geography, Ancient

Description Manuscript codex.
Title from printed catalog.
Collation: Paper (exceptionally glossy with a fleur watermark, cf. Briquet 6686-6690), fol. 173 (contemporary arabic foliation preceded and followed by a point); 1-17¹⁰ 18⁴(-4); leaves signed alphabetically a1 etc.; vertical catchwords preceded and followed by a point.
Layout: Written in 31 long lines beginning on the second ruled line; ruled in hard point.
Script: Written in slightly cursive humanistic textualis media.
Decoration: fol. 1, white initial washed with yellow, about 8 lines high, decorated with white ivy stem on a ground of faded blue and green, extended to form an inner and upper bracket border; six similar initials, without yellow wash, 4-10 lines high at the beginning of each book; minor red rustic humanistic capital initials throughout.
Origin: Written in Italy, probably central Italy, in the second half of the 15th century.

Extent 173 leaves : paper ; 290 x 198 (215 x 118) mm

Format Early works, Humanistic scripts, Illuminated manuscripts, Manuscripts

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection

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Call Number G1005 1450

BibID 874908

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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