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• Paris France Bibliothèque Nationale de France Lat. 4568

Written in Italy. Belonged to Aimar de Ranconet, a French magistrate and collector (†1559) who corrected the text: on fol. 179v is the entry 'Aem. Ranconeti'. The manuscript passed shortly afterwards into the Royal Library, as its binding bears the arms of Charles IX (†1574). Later Regius 513, 546, 5187 (see fol. 1).

Script is a well-formed minuscule resembling Beneventan of the early stage: a is still open, the left loop of ꞇ is not closed; the c is broken-backed; d has two forms; i goes below the line when preceded by c, e, l, r, t; the ligatures fi and gi lack the Beneventan form; i-longa occurs initially and when semi-vocal; the ti distinction is made; y is undotted; et, nt ligatures are frequent.

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