Research Catalog

Title

Prayerbook.

Author

Catholic Church.

Publication

Oudenaarde?, Belgium, approximately 1430.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Linel, Albert, 1833-1916
• Linel, Michael, 1830-1893
• New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 151.

Description

211 leaves, bound : parchment, ink, manuscript, illuminations; 169 x 121 mm

Alternative Title

Prayer book

Subject

• Catholic Church > Prayers and devotions > 15th century
• Catholic Church
• Prayer books > Early works to 1800
• Passion narratives (Gospels)
• Illumination of books and manuscripts
• Illumination of books and manuscripts, Belgian > 16th century
• Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) > Belgium > 16th century
• Illumination of books and manuscripts, Flemish > New York
• Illumination of books and manuscripts, Flemish
• prayer books
• Prayer books
• New York (State) > New York
• Belgium

Genre/Form

• Manuscripts – Belgium – 16th century.
• Manuscripts, Medieval – Flanders (Belgium) – 15th century.
• Manuscripts – Belgium – 15th century.
• vellum (parchment)
• Early works.
• illuminated manuscripts.
• Illuminated initials (layout features)
• Leather bindings (Binding) – Belgium – 17th century.

Note

• Layout: Written in 15 long lines per page, ruled in red ink, occasional prickings visible. From f. 57 to 161, quire signatures visible in upper left corner.
• Decoration: 85 miniatures. 1-line gold initials with blue penwork. Floreate borders around initials. Rubrics. Red slashes as placemarkers. F. 188 and after, large initials, blue and gold 1-line initials with red or blue penwork. 2-line gold initials on blue and red fields.
• Collation: Eight quaternions.
• Number of scribes: 2: A, ff. 2-187; B, ff. 188-211v; plus noting hands.
• Script: Gothic.
• Throughout ms, blank pages or empty spaces are filled with notes in cursive hand.
• Mainly in Middle Dutch with prayers on the life and passion of Christ; Latin on ff. 188-209v, 211r-v; French in one prayer on ff. 208-210.

Access (note)

• Restricted use.

Indexed In (note)

• The Splendor of the Word. (ed.) J. G. Alexander, J. H. Marrow, L. F. Sandler (NYPL / Harvey Miller, 2005),
• New York Public Library. Spencer Collection. Dictionary catalog and shelf list,

Cite As (note)

• NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 151

Language (note)

• In Dutch, Latin and French.

Provenance (note)

• Linel Collection (of the brothers Michael Linel and Albert Linel, of Frankfurt am Maim)

Binding (note)

• Bound in contemporary brown calf.

Call Number

Spencer Coll. MS. 151

OCLC

• 1347491159
• 1347491159

Author

Catholic Church.

Title

Prayerbook.

Imprint

Oudenaarde?, Belgium, approximately 1430.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Access

Restricted use. Requires permission for access.

Indexed In:

The Splendor of the Word. (ed.) J. G. Alexander, J. H. Marrow, L. F. Sandler (NYPL / Harvey Miller, 2005), n. 64.

New York Public Library. Spencer Collection. Dictionary catalog and shelf list, vol. II, p. 908.

Cite As:

NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 151

Language

In Dutch, Latin and French.

Provenance

Linel Collection (of the brothers Michael Linel and Albert Linel, of Frankfurt am Maim)

Binding

Bound in contemporary brown calf.

Source of description

Part of the description used is from Digital Scriptorium 1.0

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Place of Publication

Belgium Oudenaarde.

Added Author

Linel, Albert, 1833-1916, former owner.

Linel, Michael, 1830-1893, former owner.

New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 151.

Research Call Number

Spencer Coll. MS. 151