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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.
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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
Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York, King's Manor, York YO1 7EP