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Book of hours.

Title
Book of hours.
Author
Catholic Church.
Publication
Tournai, Belgium, approximately 1420.

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TextBy appointment only Spencer Coll. MS. 44Schwarzman Building - Print Collection Room 308

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Additional Authors
  • Zaehnsdorf, Joseph William, 1853-1930
  • Masters of the Gold Scrolls, illuminator.
  • New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 44.
Description
152 leaves, bound : parchment , ink, manuscript, illuminations; 203 x 143 mm
Uniform Title
Book of hours
Alternative Title
Book of hours
Subject
  • Catholic Church > Liturgy > Texts > Early works to 1800
  • Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) > Belgium
  • Illumination of books and manuscripts
  • Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) > New York (State) > New York
  • Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)
  • Books of hours > Texts > Early works to 1800
  • Liturgics
Genre/Form
  • Manuscripts – Belgium – 15th century.
  • vellum (parchment)
  • Early works.
  • illuminated manuscripts.
  • Illuminated initials (layout features)
  • Morocco bindings (Binding) – England – 19th century.
  • books of hours.
  • Devotional literature.
  • Sacred works.
Note
  • Layout: Written in 18 long lines per page, ruled in red ink. Occasional prickmark visible.
  • Decoration: 12 large miniatures. 2- and 1-line gold initials on red and blue fields. Larger blue and red initials on gold fields. Rubrics, full border designs around miniatures, linefillers, pale yellow daubs as placemarkers. Some initials sprout vines into borders.
  • Artist: Gold Scrolls Group, member of
Access (note)
  • Restricted use.
Indexed In (note)
  • Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts. Seymour de Ricci. (Wilson Co., New York, 1937), Suppl
  • New York Public Library. Spencer Collection. Dictionary catalog and shelf list
Cite As (note)
  • NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 44
Language (note)
  • In Latin.
Provenance (note)
  • Written in Tournai (evidence from saints and dedication in calendar). Bookplate of William Crampton.
Binding (note)
  • Bound by Zaehnsdorf, 1902, in full brown morocco, blind tooled in the style of the 15th century.
Call Number
Spencer Coll. MS. 44
OCLC
1340659174
Author
Catholic Church.
Title
Book of hours.
Imprint
Tournai, Belgium, approximately 1420.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Access
Restricted use. Requires permission for access.
Indexed In:
Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts. Seymour de Ricci. (Wilson Co., New York, 1937), Suppl, p. 332, no. 44.
New York Public Library. Spencer Collection. Dictionary catalog and shelf list, vol. II, p. 902.
Cite As:
NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 44
Language
In Latin.
Provenance
Written in Tournai (evidence from saints and dedication in calendar). Bookplate of William Crampton.
Binding
Bound by Zaehnsdorf, 1902, in full brown morocco, blind tooled in the style of the 15th century.
Source of description
Part of the description used is from Digital Scriptorium 1.0.
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Place of Publication
Belgium Tournai
Added Author
Zaehnsdorf, Joseph William, 1853-1930, binder.
Masters of the Gold Scrolls, illuminator.
New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 44.
Research Call Number
Spencer Coll. MS. 44
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