Annotationes in cathedralibus etiam metropolitanis ecclesiis ex registro l[itte]rarum ap[osto]licar[um] desumpte :

Summary

Creators:

Rambaldo, Nicolo., Albani, Alessandro, 1692-1779. asn fmo CUL., Marini, Callisto. asn fmo CUL., North, Frederick, Earl of Guilford, 1766-1827. asn fmo CUL., and Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872. asn fmo CUL.

Abstract:

A list of names of cathedrals or monasteries, together with a record of the source of their commendation (e.g. the king of Portugal, the emperor, the queen of England), beginning from the pontificate of Boniface IX up to the 5th year of the pontificate of Gregory XIII (ca. 1389-1577). Of particular interest are the records of cathedrals and monasteries in the British Isles. Evidence for their changing relations with the Holy See due to the policies of Henry VIII, Mary I, and Elizabeth I, is revealed in the changing sources of the commendations.

Extent:

39 leaves :

Language:

Latin

Background

Custodial history:

On front flyleaf (fol. iiiv) is a coat of arms that depicts, on the left side, a pelican biting its own chest and drawing blood to feed her young; and on the right side 5 fleurs-de-lis, two above, two below, separated by a crown. Floating above both of these images is a red cross on a white background in a circle. All of these images are contained within a shield, which is itself surrounded by a burgundy frame. Atop the whole is a red, wide-brimmed cardinal's hat perched on a cross with red tassles hanging down both sides. The motto associated with this coat of arms is "Ut suos allat seipsum necat." The book was once in the library of Alessandro Albani, as evidenced by a strip of paper tipped in between the first flyleaf and pastedown (now in MS file) that reads "Bibliotheca Albano" and on the recto of the second flyleaf is a note in pen that reads "No. B11 B" and "Biblioteca Albano." Pasted to the verso of the first flyleaf is a printed label that reads "Ex Bibl. Callisti Marini Pisauren," which demonstrates that it was once in the collection of Callisto Marini of Pesaro. The manuscript was also once in the collection of the Earl of Guilford, and of Sir Thomas Phillipps (his no. 5367). Written in modern pencil on front pastedown are the numbers "196/7" and "5367 Ph" and on the recto of the first flyleaf, in English, "Seen N[----] Important."

Physical description:

39 leaves : paper ; 282 x 215 (221 x 170) mm bound to 283 x 217 mm.

Physical facet:

paper ;

Dimensions:

282 x 215 (221 x 170) mm bound to 283 x 217 mm.

Note:

RESTRICTED ORIGINAL:

Related resources

Other descriptive data:

Ms. codex.

Title from title page (fol. iiir)

Collation: Paper (watermark depicts an "F" atop a trimontium, all enclosed within a shield), fol. iii + 39; 1-5⁸ (last leaf of last quire is pastedown; quires numbered 1-5, in a contemporary hand, at the beginning of each gathering in the top right hand corner).

Layout: Written in 14 long lines; vertical ruling in ink to guide listed entries by city.

Script: Written in a semi-italic and an ornamental gothic script by one hand.

Decoration: First letter of the first word of the title (fol. iiir) is a 4-line capital with an elaborate floral decoration. The first letter of the first word of the title on the cover is similarly large and ornate. The first words of the subtitles also begin with a similarly decorated capital but not quite as big.

Binding: Bound in contemporary soft vellum; remains of two cloth ties visible. Title on front cover, written in the same hand as the text with the same decorative elements, reads "Compendiolum in Cathedralibus."

Origin: On fol. 35v is written a note "Romae accepi dono Nicolai Raimbaldi, Registratoris supplicationum et capellari regesti bullorum die XX martii MDXCI." Nicolo Rambaldo was the Registrar of Supplications and Chaplain of the Register of Bulls during the pontificate of Gregory XIV (5 December 1590 to 15 October 1591).

Shelfmark: Berkeley, CA, The Robbins Collection, UC Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), Robbins MS 169.

Restrictions:

RESTRICTED ORIGINAL:

Location of this collection:

UC Berkeley, Law Library

School of Law Library (Boalt Hall)

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, CA 94720-7210, US

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