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1. New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 49

Description

1. 2 volumes (291 leaves), bound : vellum, ink, manuscript, illuminations; 113 x 87 mm

Uniform title

1. Book of hours

Alternative title

1. Book of hours
2. Incipit officium beatae mariae virginis secundum consuetudinem romane curie. Ad matutinem versiculus

Subject

1. Catholic Church
2. Catholic Church -- Prayers and devotions
3. Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- France
4. Illumination of books and manuscripts
5. Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- New York (State) -- New York
6. Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)
7. Books of hours -- France -- Avignon
8. Books of hours
9. New York (State) -- New York

Genre/Form

1. Manuscripts – France – 14th century.
2. vellum (parchment)
3. Early works.
4. illuminated manuscripts.
5. Illuminated initials (layout features)
6. Leather bindings (Binding) – 19th century.
7. Manuscripts – France – 15th century.
8. books of hours.
9. Illuminated manuscripts – France – Avignon – 15th century.
10. Illuminated initials (layout features) – France – Avignon – 15th century.
11. Prayers and devotions.
12. Miniatures (Illuminations) – France – Avignon – 15th century.

Contents

1. Vol. 1, ff. 1-144v -- vol. 2, ff. 1bv-146

Call number

1. Spencer Coll. MS. 49

Language

1. Latin

Note

1. Layout: Written in 12 lines per page, ruled in black ink.
2. Decoration: 9 full-page miniatures. 12 large miniatures in the calendar. 33 historiated initials. Some borders with grotesques. 1-line and 2-line gold initials on red/blue fields. Larger blue and red initials on gold fields; some sprout vines into border. Rubrics, border designs, pale yellow daubs as placemarkers. Red, blue and gold linefillers.
3. Script: Italian round gothic.
4. Artist: Giovanni da Tolosa, workshop of
5. Volume 2 is foliated incorrectly with two "f. 1". For convenience, the existing foliation is used here, with 1a and 1b to distinguish the two.

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., suppl.

Cite as (note)

1. NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 49

Language (note)

1. In Latin.

Provenance (note)

1. Franz Trau Collection.

Binding (note)

1. 19th century tanned calf, gilt.

Author

1. Catholic Church.

Title

1. Book of hours : use of Rome.

Imprint

1. Avignon, France, approximately 1390.

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. The Splendor of the Word. (ed.) J. G. Alexander, J. H. Marrow, L. F. Sandler (NYPL / Harvey Miller, 2005), n. 55.
2. Ricci, S de. Medieval and Renaissance mss., suppl., p. 333, no. 49.

Cite as:

1. NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 49

Provenance

1. Franz Trau Collection.

Binding

1. 19th century tanned calf, gilt.

Source of description

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

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections

Place of publication

1. France Avignon

Added author

1. New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 49.

Other title

1. Incipit officium beatae mariae virginis secundum consuetudinem romane curie. Ad matutinem versiculus

Research call number

1. Spencer Coll. MS. 49