Research Catalog

Title

Gospel Lectionary.

Author

Catholic Church.

Publication

Padua?, Italy, approximately 1438.

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Details

Additional Authors

New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 29.

Description

174 leaves, bound : parchment , ink, manuscript, illuminations; 358 x 266 mm

Uniform Title

Bible. Gospels.

Alternative Title

• Lectionary for the Gospels
• Incipit liber evangeliorum tocius anni secundum consuetudinem romane curie. Dominica prima de adventu. Sequentia sancti evangelii secundum lucam.

Subject

• Catholic Church > Liturgy > Texts > Manuscripts
• Catholic Church > Prayers and devotions
• Bible
• Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) > Italy
• Illumination of books and manuscripts
• Evangeliaries > Texts > Early works to 1800
• Lectionaries > Texts > Early works to 1800
• Evangeliaries > Italy
• Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) > New York (State) > New York
• Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)

Genre/Form

• Manuscripts – Italy – 15th century.
• vellum (parchment)
• Early works.
• illuminated manuscripts.

Note

• Possibly by the same Bohemian artist who illuminated the missal for Pietro Donato, bp. of Padua (1428-47) now Vatican, BAV, Vat. lat. 8700.
• Layout: Written in 22 long lines per page, ruled in pencil, catchwords visible.
• Decoration: Four historiated initials; angels flank cardinal's arms f. 1. Decoration: 2-line and 4-line gold initials on red/blue fields; larger blue and red initials on gold fields. 1-line red and blue initials with opposing color penwork. Border designs. Coats of arms.
• Collation: 10 quinternions, followed by one gathering of 4 folios.
• Script: Gothic liturgical script.
• Music: Square notation on 4-line red staves.

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)
• Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts. Seymour de Ricci. (Wilson Co., New York, 1937)

Cite As (note)

• NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 29

Language (note)

• In Latin.

Provenance (note)

• Owned between 1456 and 1458 by Cardinal Enea Silvio Piccolomini (future Pope Pius II) , original arms are painted in four borders (ff. 1, 4v, 67v, 98). Earl of Ashburnham collection. Henry Yates Thompson (sale, 1920). Sir Arthur Chester Beatty.

Binding (note)

• Bound in original wooden boards, covered with blind tooled calf, four clasps (Rome or Florence?).

Call Number

Spencer Coll. MS. 29

OCLC

1338164009

Author

Catholic Church.

Title

Gospel Lectionary.

Imprint

Padua?, Italy, approximately 1438.

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. 29.

Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts. Seymour de Ricci. (Wilson Co., New York, 1937), p. 1341, no. 29.

Cite As:

NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 29

Language

In Latin.

Provenance

Owned between 1456 and 1458 by Cardinal Enea Silvio Piccolomini (future Pope Pius II) , original arms are painted in four borders (ff. 1, 4v, 67v, 98). Earl of Ashburnham collection. Henry Yates Thompson (sale, 1920). Sir Arthur Chester Beatty.

Binding

Bound in original wooden boards, covered with blind tooled calf, four clasps (Rome or Florence?).

Source of description

Part of the description used is from Digital Scriptorium 1.0.

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Place of Publication

Italy Padua

Added Author

New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 29.

Added Title

Bible. Gospels.

Research Call Number

Spencer Coll. MS. 29