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Manuscript Description Cambridge, Cambridge University Library Additional MS 3035 | |
| Title: | Mirroir de l'homme |
| Author: | Gower |
| Contents: | Mirroir de l'homme |
| Language: | French |
| Date Range: | 1375-1400; (c. 1380, Parkes). Decoration is early 15th c, perhaps first decade and script fits this too. |
| Scribal Hands: | Examples of the hand. Click on the link above for full details and images of individual letter forms.                 |
| Material: | Parchment |
| No of Folios: | Pastedown has medieval list of contents (counted as folio 1) + [beginning incomplete] four stubs followed by first leaf which is numbered 5, to 162v [where ends incomplete] + back pastedown has note of missing leaves |
| Pagination: | Modern pencil upper outer corners, see above re counting stubs, missing leaves; probably foliated by Jenkinson. |
| Quiring: | 8s |
| Catchwords: | Mostly cropped but a few survive, eg f57v, by scribe, centred under second column, with well-drawn scroll around in same brown ink. |
| Page Size: | 308 x 202 |
| Frame: | 4 x vertical, 2 x horizontal, ruled within columns, grey lines like pencil, no pricking survives |
| Writing Space: | 245 x 153 in two columns |
| Marginal Headings: | Rubric headings, each 12-line stanza begins with alternating red or blue initial, unembellished. Rubric sub-headings. |
| Title by Scribe: | On f1, ie pastedown at front |
| Illuminated Initials: | 2-3-line gold and blue parti-coloured initials with red pen-work flourishing. |
| Flourished Initials: | Rubric headings, each 12-line stanza begins with alternating red or blue initial, unembellished. |
| Other Names (not owners): | None |