Bound with Lives and Miracles of St Jerome. In Italian. Italy. 15th-16th century.
Physical description: On paper. 12 leaves, 290 x 210 mm. Fragment.
Contents: With index of first lines of the complete Canzoniere. Catchword on f.11v. From a MS originally containing about 140 leaves.
Decoration: Initials: 4-line blue and red, with red ornament f.10; 2-line red initials (blue on f.12v).
Binding: In 18th century or later, bound with MS F.4.5(2)
Provenance 1800-1900: Entry from English bookseller's catalogue.
Provenance 1845-1900: Bookplate of W. Harry Rylands (1847-1922).
Provenance 1900-1900: Thomas Glazebrook Rylands (1818-1900) bequest (1900): Rylands catalogue, pages 5-6.
Physical description: On paper. 108 leaves. 16th century pagination. Frame ruling. 290 x 210 mm.
Contents: Italian translation of four Latin lives of St Jerome; with a short anonymous capitolo, 'O falso mondo pieno di molti inghanni'. First line of writing above frame.
Decoration: 2-line initials red with violet, or blue with red ornament.
Binding: 18th century, with title: VITA DI S. GIRO.
Provenance 1800-1900: Entry from English bookseller's catalogue.
Provenance 1845-1900: Bookplate of W. Harry Rylands (1847-1922).
Provenance: Thomas Glazebrook Rylands (1818-1900) bequest (1900): Rylands catalogue, page 11.
Published citations:
(1) 1975: Nicholas Mann, Petrarch manuscripts in the British Isles (1975).
(2) Texts in: Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina, 3866-3868, 3875. Former MSS handlist records, "The final poem is a 'Capitolo' and the MS is therefore probably late 15th c. or early 16th cent. (R.W. Faithfull)."
Microfilm copy available for consultation.