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London, British Library, Arundel MS 66

Item

Modern shelfmark

London, British Library, Arundel MS 66

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Codex title

Astrological compilation and political prophecies

Manuscript or print

Modern location

Production date

1490

Location created

Contains reference to Birgitta

1

Reference details

Hilary M. carey, "Henry VII's Book of Astrology and the Tudor Renaissance", Renaissance Quarterly , Vol. 65, No. 3 (Fall 2012), pp. 661-710.

Description

A portrait and the arms of Henry VII appear on fol. 201r, suggesting royal ownership and the significance the Bridgettine text retained, even within a new English royal dynasty.

Extent

ff. 291 (+ 4 unfoliated medieval blank ruled parchment leaves after ff. 52, 147, 186, and 249; + 5 unfoliated modern paper flyleaves: 2 at the beginning, and 3 at the end)

Writing support

Parchment

Leaf page dimensions

440 mm x 300 mm

Folios

291

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