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Cambridge, Trinity College MS R.15.18, Part 1 (941)
 
MS Appellation:M. R. James catalogue 941
Title:Astrolabe
Author:Chaucer
Contents:Part 1 of an assembly of 6 astrological treatises and calendars.
Language:English
Date Range:1450-1475
Scribal Hands:
Examples of the hand. Click on the link above for full details and images of individual letter forms.
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Material:Parchment
No of Folios:1-36 + 1 folio blank except for a single diagram
Quiring:8's
Signatures:No signatures
Catchwords:No catchwords
Page Size:225 x 162
Frame:Red ink ruling but barely visible at times.
Writing Space:155 x 100
Flourished Initials:Space was left for an initial on f1r
Miscellaneous Info:Contains diagrams with the usual red ink markings. In the possession of Trinity College before 1800 but provenance unknown.
Further Information:Seymour, M. C. A Catalogue of Chaucer Manuscripts, vol. 1, Works Before 'The Canterbury Tales', p. 121. Aldershot, Hants: Scolar Press, 1995.
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