Research Catalog

Title

Travels of Sir John Mandeville.

Author

Mandeville, John, Sir.

Publication

Germany, 1459.

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Details

Additional Authors

• John, Duke of Burgundy, 1371-1419.
• Velser, Michel
• New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 37.

Description

1 volume (170 leaves), bound : paper , ink, manuscript, illuminations; 212 x 153 mm

Alternative Title

Travels of Sir John Mandeville to the Holy Land

Subjects

• Manuscripts
• Illuminated manuscripts
• Wooden boards (Binding)
• Calf bindings (Binding)
• Manuscripts > Germany > 15th century
• Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) > New York (State) > New York
• Illumination of books and manuscripts, German
• Manuscripts, German > Germany > 15th century
• Mandeville, John, Sir > Itinerarium German

Genre/Form

• Manuscripts – Germany – 15th century.
• Manuscripts.
• Calf bindings (Binding)
• Wooden boards (Binding)
• Illuminated manuscripts.

Note

• Dated by the scribe on f. 156v to September 7, 1459. Latin.
• Foliation only goes to f. 168 because back pastedown is not counted and because f. 117 is followed by f. 117a.
• Number of Parts: 1 - Number of Images Available: 3
• 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.
• Layout: 25 long lines. Quire signatures. 13 quires of twelve folios each, followed by one of six folios and one of eight folios.
• Description: Paper, two types of ox heads; one similar to Briquet 14725
• Decoration: 81 colored drawings, three of which are full-page. Large red initials at the opening of each section. Red slashes as placemarkers.
• Script: Littera bastarda currens.

Access (note)

• Restricted use.

Indexed In (note)

• New York Public Library. Spencer Collection. Dictionary catalog and shelf list
• Ricci, S de. Medieval and Renaissance mss.

Cite As (note)

• NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 37.

Language (note)

• German Country: Germany Century: 15th

Provenance (note)

• Inside front cover: "Luipold Munzer von babenburg" with two coats of arms. In possession of A. Rosenthal, London, 1938.

Binding (note)

• 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)

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

Call Number

Spencer Coll. MS. 37

OCLC

1334840941

Author

Mandeville, John, Sir.

Title

Travels of Sir John Mandeville.

Imprint

Germany, 1459.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Access

Restricted use. Requires permission for access.

Indexed In:

New York Public Library. Spencer Collection. Dictionary catalog and shelf list, vol. II, p. 904

Ricci, S de. Medieval and Renaissance mss., p. 332, no. 37

Cite As:

NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 37.

Language

German Country: Germany Century: 15th

Provenance

Inside front cover: "Luipold Munzer von babenburg" with two coats of arms. In possession of A. Rosenthal, London, 1938.

Binding

Contemporary binding of red calf over boards, decorated with a panel with simple geometric designs; one leather strap with a bronze clasp.

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Place of Publication

Germany

Added Author

John, Duke of Burgundy, 1371-1419.

Velser, Michel, translator.

New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 37.

Other Title

Travels of Sir John Mandeville to the Holy Land

Research Call Number

Spencer Coll. MS. 37