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Heures presentees a Madame le Pelletier Intendante de la Generalite de Soissons. Ferdinand Boitel. Maitre d'Ecriture a Laon.

Title
Heures presentees a Madame le Pelletier Intendante de la Generalite de Soissons. Ferdinand Boitel. Maitre d'Ecriture a Laon.
Author
Catholic Church.
Publication
Laon?, France, 1770.

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TextBy appointment only Spencer Coll. MS. 89Schwarzman Building - Print Collection Room 308

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Additional Authors
  • Boitel, Ferdinand, de Laon, active 18th century
  • New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 89.
Description
189 leaves, bound : paper, ink, manuscript, illuminations; 140 x 87 mm
Uniform Title
Book of hours
Alternative Title
Book of hours
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Manuscripts – France – 18th century.
  • Early works.
  • illuminated manuscripts.
  • Illuminated initials (layout features)
  • Morocco bindings (Binding) – France – 18th century.
  • Gilt edges (Binding)
  • Gold-tooled bindings (gathered matter components.
Note
  • This manuscript is paginated 1-371, missing the last page, and the first three written pages, for a total of 378 pages, or 189 folios.
  • Layout: Written in 14 long lines per page.
  • Decoration: 13 pen and ink drawings including animals and humans. 3-line and 4-line initials, some decorated or historiated. Pen drawings and flourishes.
  • Scribe: Ferdinand Boitel of Laon.
  • Script: Humanistic; italic.
  • Dated to 1770-4 by mention on pp. 139-40 to Marie Antoinette as Dauphine. Place: scribe (Ferdinand Boitel) is from Laon, while recipient (Madame Le Pelletier) is in Soissons.
  • Text preceded by title page (f. 1) and dedicatory letter (f. 4).
Access (note)
  • Restricted use.
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Spencer Collection. Dictionary catalog and shelf list
Cite As (note)
  • NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 89
Language (note)
  • In Latin and French.
Binding (note)
  • Bound in contemporary red morocco, gilt.
Call Number
Spencer Coll. MS. 89
OCLC
1345695464
Author
Catholic Church.
Title
Heures presentees a Madame le Pelletier Intendante de la Generalite de Soissons. Ferdinand Boitel. Maitre d'Ecriture a Laon.
Imprint
Laon?, France, 1770.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Access
Restricted use. Requires permission for access.
Indexed In:
New York Public Library. Spencer Collection. Dictionary catalog and shelf list, vol. II, p. 903.
Cite As:
NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 89
Language
In Latin and French.
Binding
Bound in contemporary red morocco, 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
France Laon.
Added Author
Boitel, Ferdinand, de Laon, active 18th century, scribe.
New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 89.
Research Call Number
Spencer Coll. MS. 89
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