Accession number:
MS M.479
Title:
Rime.
Created:
Florence, Italy, ca. 1495.
Binding:
Italian 18th century paper boards.
Credit:
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1911.
Description:
124 leaves (1 column, 29 lines), bound : paper ; 280 x 170 mm
Provenance:
Shelfmark label on spine (F.IX.15) from an 18th century Italian library (also found on Pierpont Morgan Library. MS M.480); purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) from Alexandre Imbert in 1911; J.P. Morgan (1867-1943).
Notes:
Ms. written in Italy, probably in Florence, ca. 1495.
Includes a sonnet by Lorenzo Braccesi on the verso of the first flyleaf.
The watermark on fol. 1 and 2 is close to Briquet 3385, which has been dated to Florence in the 1490s--Cf. PML files.
Resources:
Century:
Catalog Link:
Classification:
Department: