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1. New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 2

Description

1. 267 leaves, bound : vellum, ink, manuscript, illuminations; 298 x 185 mm

Alternative title

1. Psalterium.

Subject

1. Catholic Church -- Liturgy.
2. Bible. -- 14th century.
3. Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- England -- 14th century.
4. Illumination of books and manuscripts.
5. Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- New York (State) -- New York.
6. Psalters -- Texts.

Genre/Form

1. Manuscripts – England – ca. 1310.
2. Morocco bindings (Binding) – England – 14th century.
3. vellum (parchment)
4. illuminated manuscripts.
5. Illuminated initials (layout features)

Call number

1. Spencer Coll. MS. 2

Language

1. Latin

Note

1. Two sets of foliation on every recto.
2. Layout: 18 long lines, ruled in ink. Prickings and catchwords visible, although catchwords often mostly lost to trimming.
3. Decoration: 13 full pages of miniatures showing Old and New Testament cycle, ff. 2v-8v; 1 leaf possibly missing betwn. ff. 7 and 8. Historiated initial at each psalm, often with painted design extending into border. Alternating 1-line blue and gold initials with blue and red penwork. Blue, red and gold linefillers. Gold and silver capitals at openings of main text divisions.
4. Collation: gatherings of 12 are the norm for the main portion of the manuscript, ff. 15-241 (I-VI12; VII11; VIII-XIX12).
5. Deaths of members of De la Twyere family are recorded in calendar, the last is Peter in 1304. Sandler dates this manuscript to after 1304 - c. 1310. Marginalia in post-1600 hand. Strips of silk sewn over initials.

Access (note)

1. Restricted use.

Indexed in (note)

1. The Splendor of the Word. (ed.) J. G. Alexander, J. H. Marrow, L. F. Sandler (NYPL / Harvey Miller, 2005)
2. Ricci, S de. Medieval and Renaissance mss.

Cite as (note)

1. NYPL. Spencer Coll. MS. 2

Language (note)

1. In Latin.

Provenance (note)

1. For a member of the La Twyere family or for the hospital founded by them at Holderness, Yorkshire; gift of Lady Middleton to Thomas, Lord Fairfax (d. 1671). John Broadley, 1831; John Wilks, 1847; 4th Earl of Ashburnham. Henry Yates Thompson, to Quaritch.

Binding (note)

1. England, 17th century. Red morocco with gilt tooling.

Source of description (note)

1. Part of the description used is from Digital Scriptorium 1.0.

Author

1. Catholic Church.

Type of content

1. text
2. still image

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Access

1. Restricted use. Require permission for access.

Indexed in:

1. The Splendor of the Word. (ed.) J. G. Alexander, J. H. Marrow, L. F. Sandler (NYPL / Harvey Miller, 2005), n. 42.
2. Ricci, S de. Medieval and Renaissance mss., p. 1335, no. 2.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections

Place of publication

1. England York

Added author

1. New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 2.