Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234
(Chigi Codex)
Provenance:
Belongs to Netherlands court complex Kellman 1999. Originally prepared for the courtier Philippe Bouton (1418-1515). Manuscript subsequently taken to Spain, probably by the latter's son, Claude, or by a Spanish nobleman; later additions copied in Spain. Apparently owned in Spain by Folch de Cardona and Fernandez de Cordova families (based on the presence of their coats of arms). Later owned by Fabio Chigi (1599-1667), elected Pope Alexander VII in 1655. Chigi family collection purchased by Italian government in 1918; ceded to BAV in 1923.
Bindings:
17th century?,
red
velvet over
wood
Decoration: brass corners
gilt edges
Endpapers: front: 2 (original), plus table of contents now as pastedown; rear: 2, the second with pastedown
Today in velvet slipcover and in a large wooden box