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Travels of Sir John Mandeville.

Title
  1. Travels of Sir John Mandeville.
Published by
  1. Germany, 1459.
Author
  1. Mandeville, John, Sir

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Additional authors
  1. John, Duke of Burgundy, 1371-1419.
  2. Velser, Michel
  3. New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 37.
Description
  1. 1 volume (170 leaves), bound : paper , ink, manuscript, illuminations; 212 x 153 mm
Alternative title
  1. Travels of Sir John Mandeville to the Holy Land
Subject
  1. Manuscripts
  2. Illuminated manuscripts
  3. Wooden boards (Binding)
  4. Calf bindings (Binding)
  5. Manuscripts > Germany > 15th century
  6. Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) > New York (State) > New York
  7. Illumination of books and manuscripts, German
  8. Manuscripts, German > Germany > 15th century
  9. Mandeville, John, Sir > Itinerarium German
Genre/Form
  1. Manuscripts – Germany – 15th century.
  2. Manuscripts.
  3. Calf bindings (Binding)
  4. Wooden boards (Binding)
  5. Illuminated manuscripts.
Call number
  1. Spencer Coll. MS. 37
Note
  1. Dated by the scribe on f. 156v to September 7, 1459. Latin.
  2. Foliation only goes to f. 168 because back pastedown is not counted and because f. 117 is followed by f. 117a.
  3. Number of Parts: 1 - Number of Images Available: 3
  4. Text written ca. 1356 by Jean de Bourgogne, with real English nobleman as hero; was intended as guide for pilgrims to the Holy Land. Michael Velser translated it into German; his version first printed in Augsburg by Anton Sorg in 1481.
  5. Layout: 25 long lines. Quire signatures. 13 quires of twelve folios each, followed by one of six folios and one of eight folios.
  6. Description: Paper, two types of ox heads; one similar to Briquet 14725
  7. Decoration: 81 colored drawings, three of which are full-page. Large red initials at the opening of each section. Red slashes as placemarkers.
  8. Script: Littera bastarda currens.
Access (note)
  1. Restricted use.
Indexed in (note)
  1. New York Public Library. Spencer Collection. Dictionary catalog and shelf list
  2. Ricci, S de. Medieval and Renaissance mss.
Cite as (note)
  1. NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 37.
Language (note)
  1. German Country: Germany Century: 15th
Provenance (note)
  1. Inside front cover: "Luipold Munzer von babenburg" with two coats of arms. In possession of A. Rosenthal, London, 1938.
Binding (note)
  1. Contemporary binding of red calf over boards, decorated with a panel with simple geometric designs; one leather strap with a bronze clasp.
Source of description (note)
  1. Part of the description used is from Digital Scriptorium 1.0.
Author
  1. Mandeville, John, Sir.
Title
  1. Travels of Sir John Mandeville.
Imprint
  1. Germany, 1459.
Type of content
  1. text
  2. still image
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Access
  1. Restricted use. Requires permission for access.
Indexed in:
  1. New York Public Library. Spencer Collection. Dictionary catalog and shelf list, vol. II, p. 904
  2. Ricci, S de. Medieval and Renaissance mss., p. 332, no. 37
Cite as:
  1. NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 37.
Language
  1. German Country: Germany Century: 15th
Provenance
  1. Inside front cover: "Luipold Munzer von babenburg" with two coats of arms. In possession of A. Rosenthal, London, 1938.
Binding
  1. Contemporary binding of red calf over boards, decorated with a panel with simple geometric designs; one leather strap with a bronze clasp.
Connect to:
  1. NYPL Digital Collections
Place of publication
  1. Germany
Added author
  1. John, Duke of Burgundy, 1371-1419.
  2. Velser, Michel, translator.
  3. New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 37.
Other title
  1. Travels of Sir John Mandeville to the Holy Land
Research call number
  1. Spencer Coll. MS. 37
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