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Book of hours, Ad nonam.

Title
Book of hours, Ad nonam.
Author
Catholic Church.
Publication
Flanders, Belgium, approximately 1463.

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TextBy appointment only Spencer Coll. MS. 46Schwarzman Building - Print Collection Room 308

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Additional Authors
  • Vrelant, Guillaume, -1481, Workshop of
  • New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 46.
Description
220 leaves, bound : parchment , ink, manuscript, illuminations; 91 x 64 mm
Uniform Title
Book of hours
Alternative Title
  • Book of hours
  • Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis
Subject
  • Catherine, of Siena, Saint, 1347-1380
  • Catholic Church > Prayers and devotions
  • Catholic Church
  • 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 > Belgium > Flanders
  • Books of hours
  • Belgium > Flanders
  • New York (State) > New York
Genre/Form
  • Manuscripts – Belgium – 15th century.
  • vellum (parchment)
  • Early works.
  • illuminated manuscripts.
  • Illuminated initials (layout features)
  • Morocco bindings (Binding) – French – 19th century.
  • books of hours.
  • Illuminated manuscripts – Belgium – Flanders – 15th century.
  • Illuminated initials (layout features) – Belgium – Flanders – 15th century.
  • Marginal illustrations – Belgium – Flanders – 15th century.
  • Prayers and devotions.
  • Miniatures (Illuminations) – Belgium – Flanders – 15th century.
  • Leather bindings (Binding) – 16th century.
Note
  • Layout: Written in 15 long lines per page, ruled faintly in black ink.
  • Decoration: 8 full-page miniatures (6 miniatures may have been lost). 20 historiated initials. Floreate borders. 2-line gold initials on red/blue fields. 1-line gold and blue initials with red/blue penwork. Larger blue and red initials on gold fields. Rubrics.
  • Script: Gothic.
  • Artist: Guillaume Vrelant, workshop of
  • Missing miniatures: in this ms. all miniatures have facing pages, and 6 facing pages are without miniatures; also gaps in text. Date: latest saint mentioned is Catherine of Siena, canonized 1461.
Access (note)
  • Restricted use.
Indexed In (note)
  • Ricci, S de. Medieval and Renaissance mss., suppl.
  • New York Public Library. Spencer Collection. Dictionary catalog and shelf list
Cite As (note)
  • NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 46
Language (note)
  • In Latin.
Binding (note)
  • Bound in 19th century maroon calf, blind tooled. Miniature slip case.
Call Number
Spencer Coll. MS. 46
OCLC
1340662160
Author
Catholic Church.
Title
Book of hours, Ad nonam.
Imprint
Flanders, Belgium, approximately 1463.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Access
Restricted use. Requires permission for access.
Indexed In:
Ricci, S de. Medieval and Renaissance mss., suppl., p. 333, no. 46.
New York Public Library. Spencer Collection. Dictionary catalog and shelf list, vol. II, p. 902.
Cite As:
NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 46
Language
In Latin.
Binding
Bound in 19th century maroon calf, blind tooled. Miniature slip case.
Source of description
Part of the description used is from Digital Scriptorium 1.0.
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Place of Publication
Belgium Flanders region
Added Author
Vrelant, Guillaume, -1481, Workshop of, illuminator.
New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 46.
Other Title
Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis
Research Call Number
Spencer Coll. MS. 46
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