MS MS in Latin on vellum, Bologna(?), Italy, 3rd quarter of 13th c., 252 ff. (-ca. 7), 38x23 cm, main text: 2 columns, (19x11 cm), 41-42 lines, gloss: (35x21 cm), 2 columns, 80-90 lines, in a neat round Gothic book script of medium grade and quality, headings in red, 2-line initials in alternately blue and bright red with contrasting penwork throughout, 4 very large decorated book openings forming the name Gregorius, very extensive medieval notes and added gloss on every page.

MS in Latin on paper, Padua?, Italy, 1431-1447, 332 ff. (complete), 42x29 cm, 2 columns, (30x19 cm), 65 lines in a hybrid Gothic book script of medium quality, 400 painted initials, 18 large initials alternately in red with blue or purple penwork infills or in blue with red penwork, many with marginal extension, 7 pen drawings, 3 historiated initials, 2 with acanthus extensions with birds and a putto forming borders, 1 1/3-page miniature of St. James enthroned with supplicants and the coat-of-arms of Eugenius IV and of the Papal state, by an artist influenced by the Master of the Statuti della Società dei Drapieri, and anticipating the manner of Bartolomeo del Tintore.

Binding: Italy, 18th c., mottled calf gilt, sewn on 5 cords, red edges. Context: The text is extremely rare, besides the present MS, only 2 MSS are known, Madrid, Bibl. Nc. MS 1915, and British Library, Royal Ms 9 C.VIII (incomplete copy).

MS in Latin on vellum, Bologna, ca. 1350, 97 ff. (complete), 31x21 cm, text: 2 columns, (3x9 cm - 21x10 cm, column width 5 cm), 5-38 lines; gloss: 2 columns, (27x17 cm, column width 9,5 cm), 63 lines, in a rounded Gothic book script in 2 sizes of medium grade and quality, 2- to 3-line initials in blue or red with contrasting penwork.

Binding: Sheffield, late 19th c., brown morocco with plain gilt panels on the covers and spine, 33x22x4 cm, sewn on 5 cords, by Townsend & Son.

Provenance: 1. University of Paris? (late 14th c.); 2. William Bragge (1823-1884); 3. Sotheby's 8.6.1876:152; 4. Quaritch, A General catalogue of books 1875-1877, p. 1305, 1877:18359; 5. Henry White (ca. 1877-1902); 6. Sotheby's 21.4.1902:536; 7. Ridler and his family (1902-ca. 1996); 8. Sam Fogg Rare Books Ltd., London.

Commentary: The gloss of Johannes Andreae (c. 1270-1348), Glossa Ordinaria, is the main standard gloss of the period.

MS in Latin on vellum, Southern France, mid 14th c., 108 ff. (complete), 41x28 cm, 2 columns, (29x19 cm), 60 lines in a bold bolognese Gothic rotunda book script of medium quality, some marginal commentaries in slightly later glossing book script, numerous 2- and 3- line initials alternating in red and blue with violet or red penwork, several up 17- line coloured initials with penwork, ff. 60v-62r and 64r with layout of the text into a page- tall hourglass and diamond shapes.

Binding: Spain, 15th c., brown morocco over oak boards, richly blind-ruled, sewn on 4 cords, pastedowns from 2 Spanish breviaries, MSS 5151/2-3; and with booklabels for Sammlung Ludwig made by Pablo Picasso.

Context: The knotwork and layout of the blindruling on the binding is comparable to Thomas: Early Spanish Bookbinding, p. 51, plates 95-96, Madrid, BN ms. 19159.

Binding: Heidelberg?, Germany, 1433, brown leather over wooden boards, sewn on 2 double and 3 single thongs, iron chain of 7 links and ring, 39 cm, fastened at the top of the lower cover. Vellum pastedown, Germany late 13th c. (text 2).

Provenance: 1. Faculty of Theology of the University of Heidelberg?, Germany (1433-); 2. E.M. Jaarsma, Amsterdam (1955-); 3. German sale, possibly Reis & Auvermann, Königstein im Taunus, cat. (1991?):243?; 4. Jörn Günther, Hamburg.

Commentary: Text 1 is signed and dated by the scribe. Exhibited: Conference of European National Librarians, Oslo. Sept. 1994.

See also MS 023, Summa Casum, Italy, 1434

See also MS 4480, Gratianus: Decretum, France, 12th c.