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1. New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 154

Description

1. 111 leaves, bound : parchment, ink, manuscript, illuminations; 183 x 126 mm

Uniform title

1. Book of hours

Alternative title

1. Book of hours
2. Hier begint die vrouwe getide

Subject

1. Catholic Church -- Liturgy -- Texts -- Early works to 1800
2. Catholic Church -- Prayers and devotions
3. Catholic Church
4. Books of hours -- Texts -- Early works to 1800
5. Illumination of books and manuscripts
6. Manuscripts, Dutch -- New York (State) -- New York
7. Manuscripts, Dutch
8. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Gothic -- Netherlands
9. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Gothic
10. Netherlands

Genre/Form

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

Call number

1. Spencer Coll. MS. 154

Note

1. Layout: Written in 18 long lines per page, ruled in faded ink? Prickings visible.
2. Decoration: 5 full-page miniatures and 5 historiated initials. Occasional animal figures in borders. Floreate borders. 1-line red and blue initials. 2-line blue and red initials with opposing-color penwork. 2-line gold initials on red and blue fields. Rubrics, red slashes as placemarkers.
3. Script: Gothic.
4. Dated to ca. 1490-1500. In note, manuscript described as similar to The Hague, Museum Meersman-Westren, Ms. 10 F5. The calendar is from the diocese of Utrecht.

Access (note)

1. Restricted use.

Indexed in (note)

1. New York Public Library. Spencer Collection. Dictionary catalog and shelf list

Cite as (note)

1. NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 154

Language (note)

1. In Dutch.

Binding (note)

1. Bound in contemporary calf, blind tooled.

Author

1. Catholic Church.

Title

1. Book of hours.

Imprint

1. Utrecht, Netherlands, approximately 1480.

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. 908.

Cite as:

1. NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 154

Language

1. In Dutch.

Binding

1. Bound in contemporary calf, blind tooled.

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. Netherlands Utrecht.

Added author

1. New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 154.

Research call number

1. Spencer Coll. MS. 154