LEADER 03640ctmaa2200445 i 4500001 99114726783506421 005 20201014171706.0 008 190712q14501475it 000 0 lat d 035 (NjP)11472678-princetondb 035 (OCoLC)on1108709265 035 |z(NjP)Voyager11472678 040 NjP |beng |erda |cNjP 043 e-it---n-us-nj 050 4 BR65.L22 100 0 Lactantius, |dapproximately 240-approximately 320 |eauthor. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50041328 245 10 De opificio and De ira Dei / |cLactantius. 246 3 De opificio Dei 246 30 De ira Dei 264 1 [Verona?, Italy] : |b[producer not identified], |c[between 1450 and 1475] 300 1 volume (ii, 54, ii leaves) : |bparchment ; |c18 cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 500 Script: Humanistica antiqua. 500 Decoration: Two 7-line gold initials, with white vine-stem decoration in blue, green, and red, outlined blue, fols. 1r and 27r. Books begins with 2- or 3-line epigraphic initials in red or blue. According to A.C. de la Mare, the initials are typical of work from Verona, third quarter of the 15th century. 563 England, 20th century (?). Signed binding by Rivière & Son, a London bindery active 1840-1939; gold pallet-stamp on the inside front cover (“Bound by Riviere & Son”). Brown morocco over paste-board; gilt edges; sewn on five raised bands; end-bands with secondary sewing in maroon, green, and tan. Spine title: “Lactantius.” 524 Princeton MS. 88, Manuscripts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library. 541 |cGift;Edna French Reed, |d1953. 561 Princeton MS. 88 was probably produced in Verona but is of unknown early provenance. The manuscript was owned by the London merchant James Sotheby (1655-1720) and was in the Sotheby library at Ecton Hall, near Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. The manuscript was in the portion of the Sotheby library sold at Sotheby's, London, on 25 March 1924. At the sale, the manuscript went to the London booksellers P.J. and A.E. Dobell, who then offered the manuscript in their Catalogue 38 (October 1924), no. 6. Senator David Aiken Reed (1880-1953), of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Class of 1900, acquired the manuscript, which was no. 8 in his collection. Reed's name is written in blue ink on the front pastedown. His widow Edna French Reed donated the manuscript to the Princeton University Library in 1953; the manuscript was accessioned in 1955 as AM 15461f. 510 4 Medieval & Renaissance manuscripts in the Princeton University Library, |cvolume 2, pages 301-302. 650 0 Providence and government of God |vEarly works to 1800. 650 0 God |xWrath |vEarly works to 1800. 650 0 Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) |zItaly. 650 0 Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) |zNew Jersey |zPrinceton. 650 0 Illumination of books and manuscripts. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064332 700 1 Reed, David Aiken, |d1880-1953, |eformer owner. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n98000140 700 02 |iContainer of (work):Lactantius, |dapproximately 240-approximately 320. |tDe opificio Dei. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2010061556 700 02 |iContainer of (work):Lactantius, |dapproximately 240-approximately 320. |tDe ira Dei. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2010061553 710 2 Princeton University. |bLibrary. |kManuscript. |nPrinceton MS. 88. 902 yw |bo |6t |7m |dv |f1 |e20190712 950 |c2023-08-09 16:39:09 US/Eastern |b2021-07-12 21:59:36 US/Easternfalse