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Oxford, Trinity College MS 29
 
Title:passim Confessio Amantis (extract); Lerne to Die
Author:Gower and Hoccleve
Contents:Inserted tale of Nebuchadnezzar from Confessio Amantis, ff189-195; Kate Harris notes extract of Regiment of Princes on f97v.
Language:English and Latin
Date Range:1500-1525
Scribal Hands:
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Material:Paper
No of Folios:1 flyleaf + 1-225 + three blank paper leaves numbered 226-228
Pagination:Confusing older foliation only foliated occasional leaves, has not been crossed through--thus both 189 and 190 on f189; pencil foliation runs through volume 1-228 including back flyleaves.
Quiring:Varies, c. 16
Catchwords:By main scribe in main text, centred near lower margin, no embellishment.
Page Size:277 x 193
Frame:Main text has rectangle to edges, no ruling; verse just left margin in drypoint.
Writing Space:verse, eg 194v = 193 x c. 75; main text 195 x 120
Incipits and Explicits:None for verses
Marginal Headings:Only running titles for the main text.
Running Titles:In enlarged bold script, black ink; verses have no coloured ink, but same hand as main writes the running titles on these pages.
Title by Scribe:None for verses
Paragraph Marks:Plentiful red paraphs, principal names in enlarged bold script but in black ink.
Flourished Initials:Main text space left for initial on f1, not filled
Other Names (not owners):None associated with the verse.
Further Information:Coxe; Kate Harris
Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York, King's Manor, York YO1 7EP