LONDON, The British LibraryStatuta nova regni Angliae, 1327-1442 (English translation) ms. London, BL [cote non spécifiée]
15th cent. (1442-1445), England Vellum; 446 leaves (some lacking), text justification approx. 165 x 100 mm. Large illuminated and full-page border, four-line initials of blue with red pen-work. Contemporary tawed leather binding over wooden boards
Very likely copied for William Coote of Coningsby, Lincs., 'jurisperitus', fl. 1439-1471 (his ownership inscription repeated on three folios)
Auction: Christie's, London, 16 November 2005, lot 19
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