GB 0103 MS LAT 24 - Bartholomew of Pisa Manuscript

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GB 0103 MS LAT 24

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Bartholomew of Pisa Manuscript

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  • 15th century (Creation)

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1 volume containing 315 leaves

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Written in Italy, perhaps by Franciscus de Arimino.

Archival history

The manuscript belonged to Sir Thomas Phillipps (1792-1872), baronet, an antiquary and bibliophile whose collection included c60,000 manuscripts of various kinds. Various manuscripts were sold after Sir Thomas's death, some to the German government, and were dispersed to several libraries. This manuscript was purchased from the Phillipps collection by Dr Walter Seton in 1911. Formerly Phillipps MS 12783.
GB 0103 MS LAT 24 15th century Collection (fonds) 1 volume containing 315 leaves Unknown.
Written in Italy, perhaps by Franciscus de Arimino.

The manuscript belonged to Sir Thomas Phillipps (1792-1872), baronet, an antiquary and bibliophile whose collection included c60,000 manuscripts of various kinds. Various manuscripts were sold after Sir Thomas's death, some to the German government, and were dispersed to several libraries. This manuscript was purchased from the Phillipps collection by Dr Walter Seton in 1911. Formerly Phillipps MS 12783.

Purchased at the Seton sale at Sotheby's in 1927 and presented to University College London by the British Society of Franciscan Studies and others.

Manuscript volume, 15th century, containing Bartholomew of Pisa's 'De Conformitate Vitae Sancti Francisci Ad Vitam Domini Jesu Christi' (On the conformity of the life of Saint Francis to the life of our Lord Jesus Christ) and lists of privileges etc granted to the Friars Minor (Franciscans), extracted from papal registers by Marcus Trevisanus, minister of the Roman province. The list is dated 1418 in the rubric on folio 313v.

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Paper manuscript bound in vellum. Some red headings and red initials up to folio 29, after which they are left blank. 32cm.

List at University College London Special Collections; N R Ker, Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries, i (London and Oxford, 1969).

For an account of this manuscript, see Walter Seton, 'Two manuscripts of Bartholomew of Pisa's "De Conformitate" ', Archivum Franciscanum historicum, xvi (1923), pp 192-7.

Compiled by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Jul 2001 Ancient religions Arimino , Franciscus de , 15th-century Italian scribe x Franciscus de Arimino x de Arimino , Franciscus Bartholomew of Pisa , fl 1352-1401 , friar and chronicler , also known as Bartolommeo Degli Albizzi x Albizzi , Bartolommeo Degli x Pisa , Bartholomew of Christianity Franciscan order Religion Religions Religious communities Religious doctrines Religious groups Religious institutions Religious texts Saints Theology Trevisanus , Marcus , minister of the Roman province

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Purchased at the Seton sale at Sotheby's in 1927 and presented to University College London by the British Society of Franciscan Studies and others.

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Manuscript volume, 15th century, containing Bartholomew of Pisa's 'De Conformitate Vitae Sancti Francisci Ad Vitam Domini Jesu Christi' (On the conformity of the life of Saint Francis to the life of our Lord Jesus Christ) and lists of privileges etc granted to the Friars Minor (Franciscans), extracted from papal registers by Marcus Trevisanus, minister of the Roman province. The list is dated 1418 in the rubric on folio 313v.

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Open.

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Normal copyright restrictions apply.

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  • English

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  • Latin

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Latin

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List at University College London Special Collections; N R Ker, Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries, i (London and Oxford, 1969).

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University College London

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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  • English

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