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Missal of San Petronio.

Title: Missal of San Petronio.
Author: Catholic Church.
Publication: Bologna, Italy, approximately 1506.

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Description

142 leaves, bound : vellum, ink, manuscript, illuminations; 380 x 268 mm

Uniform Title

Missal

Alternative Title

Missal
In christi nomine et beati petronii protectoris nostri. Incipit ordo missalis Missal

Subject

Genre/Form

Manuscripts – Italy – 16th century.
vellum (parchment)
Early works.
illuminated manuscripts.
Illuminated initials (layout features)
Morocco bindings (Binding)
Blind tooled bindings (Binding)
Gilt edges (gathered matter components)
Gold-tooled bindings (gathered matter components)
Leather bindings (Binding)

Note

Contains only the masses for main feasts of the liturgical year; part of a set that includes four other mss necessary for celebrating these masses (two lectionaries, a chant book, and a "manuale").
Layout: Written in 15 lines per page in two columns, ruled in brown ink.
Decoration: Many miniatures and historiated initials. Crucifixion miniature missing on a leaf that would have been betw. ff. 59-60. Blue, green and pink initials on gold fields with painted/gold border decoration. Gold initials on red, blue and green fields. Red and blue initials with opposing-color penwork. Rubrics and placemarkers. Full border designs.
Music: Square notation on 4-line red staves.
Script: Gothic liturgical script.
Artist: Giovanni Battista Cavaletto.
Other artists: Follower of Bartolomeo Ramenghi; Scipione Cavaletto; and possibly Bartolomeo Bossi in the borders.
Title from Splendor of the Word.

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)
New York Public Library. Spencer Collection. Dictionary catalog and shelf list

Cite As (note)

NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 64

Language (note)

In Latin.

Provenance (note)

Written and decorated for the church of St. Petronius at Bologna (f. 1 mentions St. Petronius, and has arms and motto of Bologna.), A. Chester Beatty collection.

Binding (note)

Bound in morocco, Grolieresque style, gilt.

Call Number

Spencer Coll. MS. 64

OCLC

1343063719

Author

Catholic Church.

Title

Missal of San Petronio.

Imprint

Bologna, Italy, approximately 1506.

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. 38.

New York Public Library. Spencer Collection. Dictionary catalog and shelf list, vol. II, p. 906.

Cite As:

NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 64

Language

In Latin.

Provenance

Written and decorated for the church of St. Petronius at Bologna (f. 1 mentions St. Petronius, and has arms and motto of Bologna.), A. Chester Beatty collection.

Binding

Bound in morocco, Grolieresque style, gilt.

Source of description

Part of the description used is from Digital Scriptorium 1.0

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NYPL Digital Collections

Place of Publication

Italy Bologna.

Added Author

Cavalletto, Giovanni Battista, active 1486-1523, illuminator.

Ramenghi, Bartolomeo, 1484-1542, Follower of, illuminator.

Cavalletto, Scipione de, 1485-1528, illuminator.

Basilica di San Petronio (Bologna, Italy), former owner.

New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 64.

Research Call Number

Spencer Coll. MS. 64

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