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Title

Via salutis, del dieta.

Authors

• Guillaume, de Lanicia, -after 1310

Other related names

• Bilicich, Stephanus, scribe
• Libri, Guillaume, 1803-1869, former owner (http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91076026)
• Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872, former owner (http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50078542)

Call number

Ms. Codex 88
(3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206, University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 9915803973503681
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122545112
• https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3nk3676d http://repository.upenn.edu/sims_models/16

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania

Language

Latin, with several items in Italian

Origin

Date

1449-1453

Place

Šibenik, Croatia

Summary

Text of Via salutus, vel dieta, by Guilelmus (or Guillaume) de Lanicia (f. 1r-73r). There is an index of chapter headings on f. 91v-92r. Also includes a chronicle of the abbey of St. Nicholas in Sebenico from 1421-1453 (f. 73r-75r), by Stephanus Bilicich. Folios 75v-79r are blank. Also includes a miscellany, primarily in the hand of Stephanus Bilicich (f. 79v-94v); includes a cryptogram (f. 80r), prayers, proverbs, recipes (including for ink) and an Italian poem (f. 88r; this poem has one line for every letter of the alphabet).

Notes

• Ms. codex.
   
• Title from heading (f. 1r).
   
• First work, incipit and explicit: (f. 1r) Hec est via ambulate in ea ... (f. 73r) orationes pro dampnatis deus non exaudit.
   
• Colophon (f. 73r): Iste liber est mei fratris Strephani Bilicich, abbatis monasterii sancti Nicolai portus sibenicensis, quem scripsi manu propria. [It is then dated 1449.].
   
• Second work, incipit and explicit: (f. 73r) 1421. Consecrata fuit ecclesia in vodice ... (f. 75r) Dominus Michael dux[?] Seubenico obiit nescio quando.
   
• Incipit of Italian poem (f. 88r): Ara la arena, chi per comune pena [this is repeated as an explicit].
   

Extent

93 leaves : 215 x 148 (138 x 85) mm bound to 221 x 144 mm

Collation

Paper, i (modern paper) + 93 + i (modern paper); 1-5¹⁶, 6¹⁴ ( -1); 1-89, 91-94; contemporary foliation in ink, upper center recto. Catchwords in lower center margin, last verso of each quire, in a decorative border. Link to collation model at end of record.

Support

Paper

Binding

15th-century Italian vellum over boards, rebacked. Vellum splitting and pulling away from spine. Possible evidence of slight water damage.

Layout

Written in 21 long lines; ruled in lead; prickings visible.

Decoration

6-line initial in red and white on a gold illuminated background, with foliage in margin (f. 1r); gold has mostly flaked away, leaving only the ground; several other colored initials in red, purple, yellow, green, brown, and black with penwork ornamentation; extensive use of red for highlights, headings and decorations; frequent use of manicules in margins.

Script

Written in Gothic hybrid and Gothic cursive scripts; at least partly (if not mainly) in the hand of Stephanus Bilicich.

Colophon

Colophon (f. 73r): Iste liber est mei fratris Strephani Bilicich, abbatis monasterii sancti Nicolai portus sibenicensis, quem scripsi manu propria. [It is then dated 1449.].

Provenance

• Sold by Guillaume Libri at auction at Sotheby's, 28 March 1859, lot 1043; purchased by Sir Thomas Phillipps (Phillipps ms. 14870).
   
• Offered for sale at auction at Sotheby's, 10-17 June 1896, lot 1261.
   
• Appears in Jacques Rosenthal's catalog 83 (1925), no. 49.
   
• Acquired, 1953.
   

Subjects topical

• Sveti Nikola (Abbey : Šibenik, Croatia)
• Christian life--Early works to 1800
• Christian life
• Spiritual life--Catholic Church--Early works to 1800
• Spiritual life--Catholic Church
• Šibenik (Croatia)

Genres

• Codices (bound manuscripts)
• Annals and chronicles
• Annals and chronicles
• Poetry
• Poetry
• Prayers
• Prayers
• Recipes
• Recipes
• Manuscripts, Latin--15th century
• Manuscripts, Italian--15th century
• Manuscripts, Renaissance

Keywords

• 15th century
• Chronicle
• Christian
• Paper
• Italian

Licenses

• Text

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  URL

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Table of contents

• fol. 1r — Via salutis, f. 1r
• fol. 73r — Chronicle of the abbey of St. Nicholas in Sebenico, f. 73
• fol. 79v — Miscellany, f. 79v
• fol. 88r — Italian poem, f. 88r

Decorations

• fol. 1r — Illuminated initial, Initial U, f. 1r
• fol. 1r — Illuminated border, f. 1r
• fol. 1r — Manicule, f. 1r
• fol. 1r — Owner note, f. 1r
• fol. 2r — Decorated initial, Initial P, f. 2r
• fol. 3r — Manicule, f. 3r
• fol. 4r — Manicule, f. 4r
• fol. 4v — Decorated initial, Initial S, f. 4v
• fol. 5v — Manicule, f. 5v
• fol. 6v — Decorated initial, Initial S, f. 6v
• fol. 7r — Manicule, f. 7r
• fol. 7v — Manicule, f. 7v
• fol. 8r — Manicule, f. 8r
• fol. 8v — Decorated initial, Initial I, f. 8v
• fol. 9r — Manicule, f. 9r
• fol. 9v — Manicule, f. 9v
• fol. 10r — Manicule, f. 10r
• fol. 11r — Manicule, f. 11r
• fol. 11v — Manicule, f. 11v
• fol. 11v — Decorated initial, Initial I, f. 11v
• fol. 12r — Manicule, f. 12r
• fol. 13r — Manicule, f. 13r
• fol. 13v — Manicule, f. 13v
• fol. 13v — Decorated border, f. 13v
• fol. 14r — Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 14r
• fol. 14r — Manicule, f. 14r
• fol. 14v — Manicule, f. 14v
• fol. 15r — Manicule, f. 15r
• fol. 15v — Manicule, f. 15v
• fol. 16v — Manicule, f. 16v
• fol. 16v — Decorated catchword, f. 16v
• fol. 17r — Decorated initial, Initial A, f. 17r
• fol. 17v — Manicule, f. 17v
• fol. 18r — Manicule, f. 18r
• fol. 18v — Manicule, f. 18v
• fol. 19r — Manicule, f. 19r
• fol. 19v — Manicule, f. 19v
• fol. 20v — Manicule, f. 20v
• fol. 21r — Manicule, f. 21r
• fol. 21r — Decorated initial, Initial G, f. 21r
• fol. 21v — Manicule, f. 21v
• fol. 22v — Manicule, f. 22v
• fol. 23r — Manicule, f. 23r
• fol. 23v — Decorated initial, Initial L, f. 23v
• fol. 24r — Manicule, f. 24r
• fol. 25r — Manicule, f. 25r
• fol. 25v — Manicule, f. 25v
• fol. 26r — Manicule, f. 26r
• fol. 26v — Manicule, f. 26v
• fol. 27r — Decorated initial, Initial D, f. 27r
• fol. 27v — Manicule, f. 27v
• fol. 28v — Manicule, f. 28v
• fol. 29r — Manicule, f. 29r
• fol. 29v — Manicule, f. 29v
• fol. 30r — Manicule, f. 30r
• fol. 30r — Decorated initial, Initial N, f. 30r
• fol. 30v — Manicule, f. 30v
• fol. 31v — Manicule, f. 31v
• fol. 32r — Manicule, f. 32r
• fol. 32v — Decorated catchword, f. 32v
• fol. 33r — Manicule, f. 33r
• fol. 34r — Manicule, f. 34r
• fol. 34v — Manicule, f. 34v
• fol. 35r — Manicule, f. 35r
• fol. 35v — Manicule, f. 35v
• fol. 36r — Manicule, f. 36r
• fol. 36v — Manicule, f. 36v
• fol. 37r — Manicule, f. 37r
• fol. 38r — Manicule, f. 38r
• fol. 38r — Decorated initial, Initial T, f. 38r
• fol. 38v — Manicule, f. 38v
• fol. 39v — Manicule, f. 39v
• fol. 40r — Decorated initial, Initial T, f. 40r
• fol. 40v — Manicule, f. 40v
• fol. 41r — Manicule, f. 41r
• fol. 42v — Manicule, f. 42v
• fol. 43r — Manicule, f. 43r
• fol. 43r — Decorated initial, Initial M, f. 43r
• fol. 43v — Manicule, f. 43v
• fol. 44v — Manicule, f. 44v
• fol. 45r — Manicule, f. 45r
• fol. 46v — Manicule, f. 46v
• fol. 47r — Manicule, f. 47r
• fol. 47r — Decorated initial, Initial D, f. 47r
• fol. 47v — Manicule, f. 47v
• fol. 48r — Manicule, f. 48r
• fol. 48v — Decorated catchword, f. 48v
• fol. 49v — Manicule, f. 49v
• fol. 50r — Manicule, f. 50r
• fol. 50v — Manicule, f. 50v
• fol. 51r — Manicule, f. 51r
• fol. 51r — Decorated initial, Initial E, f. 51r
• fol. 52v — Manicule, f. 52v
• fol. 53r — Manicule, f. 53r
• fol. 53v — Manicule, f. 53v
• fol. 54r — Manicule, f. 54r
• fol. 54r — Decorated initial, Initial C, f. 54r
• fol. 55r — Manicule, f. 55r
• fol. 56r — Manicule, f. 56r
• fol. 56v — Decorated initial, Initial D, f. 56v
• fol. 57v — Manicule, f. 57v
• fol. 58r — Manicule, f. 58r
• fol. 58v — Manicule, f. 58v
• fol. 59r — Manicule, f. 59r
• fol. 59v — Manicule, f. 59v
• fol. 60r — Manicule, f. 60r
• fol. 60v — Manicule, f. 60v
• fol. 61r — Manicule, f. 61r
• fol. 61v — Manicule, f. 61v
• fol. 62r — Manicule, f. 62r
• fol. 63r — Manicule, f. 63r
• fol. 64r — Decorated initial, Initial E, f. 64r
• fol. 64v — Decorated catchword, f. 64v
• fol. 64v — Manicule, f. 64v
• fol. 65r — Manicule, f. 65r
• fol. 65v — Manicule, f. 65v
• fol. 66r — Manicule, f. 66r
• fol. 66v — Manicule, f. 66v
• fol. 67r — Manicule, f. 67r
• fol. 67v — Manicule, f. 67v
• fol. 68v — Decorated initial, Initial D, f. 68v
• fol. 69v — Manicule, f. 69v
• fol. 70r — Manicule, f. 70r
• fol. 70v — Manicule, f. 70v
• fol. 71r — Manicule, f. 71r
• fol. 71v — Decorated initial, Initial E, f. 71v
• fol. 71v — Manicule, f. 71v
• fol. 72v — Decorated initial, Initial R, f. 72v
• fol. 80r — Cryptogram, f. 80r
• fol. 85v — Manicule, f. 85v
• fol. 86v — Manicule, f. 86v
• fol. 87r — Manicule, f. 87r
• fol. 87v — Manicule, f. 87v