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[Speculum humanae salvationis].

Title
[Speculum humanae salvationis].
Publication
Middle Rhine, Germany, approximately 1415.

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Additional Authors
  • Ludolf, von Sachsen, approximately 1300-1377 or 1378.
  • New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 15.
Description
49 leaves, bound : parchment , ink, manuscript, illuminations; 319 x 218 mm
Uniform Title
Speculum humanae salvationis.
Alternative Title
Speculum vitae Christianae
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Manuscripts – Germany – 15th century.
  • vellum (parchment)
  • Early works.
  • illuminated manuscripts.
  • Morocco bindings (Binding) – England – 18th century.
Note
  • Opens with a description of the Seven Virtues and Seven Deadly Sins. The Speculum itself begins on f. 2.
  • Layout: Written in 27 lines per page in two columns, no discernible ruling. No original catchwords visible, but the first folio of each gathering later signed with a letter (A-G). Quaternions are the norm.
  • Decoration: 194 miniatures
  • Script: Gothic
  • Text: Defective at the beginning, lacking prohemium and prologue.
  • Formerly attributed to Ludolph of Saxony.
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)
  • Ricci, S de. Medieval and Renaissance mss.
Cite As (note)
  • NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 15
Language (note)
  • In Latin.
Provenance (note)
  • Owned (1634) by Johann Wassenbergh, custos of the abbey of Sankt-Odilienberg in Limburg (also by Petrus Wassenberg). Arms of the archbishoprics of Cologne and Mayence on f. 7v.
Binding (note)
  • Bound in English Russian leather, ca. 1780; bookplate removed.
Call Number
Spencer Coll. MS. 15
OCLC
1337382951
Title
[Speculum humanae salvationis].
Imprint
Middle Rhine, Germany, approximately 1415.
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. 26.
Ricci, S de. Medieval and Renaissance mss., p. 1338, no. 15.
Cite As:
NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 15
Language
In Latin.
Provenance
Owned (1634) by Johann Wassenbergh, custos of the abbey of Sankt-Odilienberg in Limburg (also by Petrus Wassenberg). Arms of the archbishoprics of Cologne and Mayence on f. 7v.
Binding
Bound in English Russian leather, ca. 1780; bookplate removed.
Source of description
Part of the description used is from Digital Scriptorium 1.0.
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Place of Publication
Germany Middle Rhine.
Added Author
Ludolf, von Sachsen, approximately 1300-1377 or 1378.
New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 15.
Research Call Number
Spencer Coll. MS. 15
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