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Treatise in Defense of Christianity

Rodericus [Fernandez] Narvaez, Bishop of Jaen (Castille) (1383–1422)

mid-15th century

Place of ManufactureSpain

Medium/TechniqueTempera, ink, and pencil (modern) with gold leaf on paper

DimensionsOverall (page dimensions): 29.5 x 21.2 cm (11 5/8 x 8 3/8 in.)

Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection

Accession number17.516

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ClassificationsBooks and manuscripts

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InscriptionsEffaced 17th-century inscription in upper margin of f. 1 recto; 17th-century additions and marginalia throughout.ProvenanceBy 1871, Conte Eugenio Minutoli Tegrini, Lucca, Italy [see note 1]. About 1912, possibly T. De Marinis, Florence, Italy [see note 2]. By 1913, Dr. Denman Waldo Ross (1853-1935), Cambridge, MA [see note 3]; 1917, gift of Dr. Denman Waldo Ross. (Accession date: February 15, 1917)

NOTES:
[1] See Catalogue, Conte Eugenio Minutoli Tegrini Collection, 1871, p. 32, n. 169.
[2] Ricci, Seymour de. "Census of medieval and renaissance manuscripts in the United States and Canada," vol. I (New York, 1935-40), p. 945.
[3] From 1913 until it was accessioned, this manuscript was on loan to the MFA from Dr. Denman Waldo Ross.