Disputazione (MS Italian Kentucky I), post 1481

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Disputazione (MS Italian Kentucky I), post 1481

Language

Italian

Collection

Medieval Manuscripts

Description

60 pages: color illustrations: 14.5 cm x 6.5 cm
Identifier: MS ITAL KY I
Summary: Fifteenth century manuscript containing a disputation between three women - a virgin, a matron and a widow - as to which state is the most dignified: the virginal, the married or the widowed.
Provenance: From the collection of Carlo Riva di Milano. Taken to Paris in 1857.
Notes: Language shows Venetian characteristics.
Support: Paper
Binding:Speckled calf with decorative endpapers

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