Statuta cleri Romani in meliorem formam redacta / ab ill[ustrissi]mo et r[everendissi]mo d[omi]no Iosepho Simonetti e[minentissi]mi et r[everendissi]mi cardinale Urbis Vicarii in civilibus locumtenente.

Statuta cleri Romani in meliorem formam redacta / ab ill[ustrissi]mo et r[everendissi]mo d[omi]no Iosepho Simonetti e[minentissi]mi et r[everendissi]mi cardinale Urbis Vicarii in civilibus locumtenente.

[Rome], [between 1766 and 1799]

52 leaves : paper ; 274 x 196 (244 x 100) mm bound to 280 x 205 mm

Statutes of the Roman Curia.

Ms. codex.
Title from title page (fol. 1r).
Collation: Paper (watermark: Bird, similar but not identical to Heawood 161); fol. i + 52 + i; 1-4¹² 5⁴; catchwords.
Layout: Written in long lines of 26; vertical margins made by folding.
Script: Written in a cursive script by one hand.
Decoration: Title is written in a combination of 4-line capital letters with pen flourishing and 2-line lower-case letters, all bold lettering. Centered at the tail edge of the title page is a decorative element with curving lines and curlicues.
Origins: Written in Rome during the late 18th century.
Shelfmark: Berkeley, CA, The Robbins Collection, UC Berkeley School of Law, Robbins MS 157.

In Latin.

Phillipps, T. Phillipps manuscripts, 5334

Provenance: Formerly in the collections of Frederick North, Earl of Guilford (bookplate on front pastedown) and Sir Thomas Phillipps, his no. 5334 (note on upper fly-leaf). Written in modern pencil on the front end paper is "Bylaws of the Curia late 18c [---] 4/81."

Bound in vellum over pasteboard; continuous endsheets and pastedowns. On spine is the title "Statuta Cleri Romani ms." written in gold lettering on a green leather background. The Phillipps ms. number 5334 is printed on a small label affixed to base of spine.

RESTRICTED ORIGINAL: Use of original only by permission. Inquiries concerning this item should be directed, in writing, to the reference librarian for The Robbins Collection.

Italy -- Rome.

Robbins MS 157

Latin