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Latest revision as of 19:55, 18 March 2024
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E 176, Lewis E 176)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Prayer book (DS4522) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E 176, Lewis E 176) |
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Lewis, John Frederick, 1860-1932
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Fontaine, Charles, approximately 1514-
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Dobell, Bertram
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Extent: ii+149+ii; 131 x 85 mm bound to 136 x 89 mm; parchment
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Areas of paint in the miniatures and border decoration are in poor condition, especially on first and last folios; sewing structures compromised between some gatherings
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Binding: English, purple morocco with blind-tooled covers, gilt lettering on spine ("MANUSCRIPT"), silk and gilt-tooled doublures, early 19th century
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Layout: One column of 18-21 lines, lead point ruling (barely visible); written area: 89 x 57 mm
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Script: Bâtarde
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Decoration: Four full-page miniatures: Benedictine Monk, likely the original owner (f. 2v), Two Angels Holding a Monstrance (f. 26v), Virgin and Child in Glory, the Virgin standing on a crescent (f. 112v), Holy Trinity (Gnadenstuhl type) (f. 122v); three illuminated initials with borders, one two-thirds page miniature: IHS monogram (f. 146v); four borders with coats of arms around text pages...
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Related resource: De Ricci, Seymour, with the assistance of W. J. Wilson, Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the United States and Canada, vol. 2 (New York,: H. W. Wilson, 1935-40), p. 2043, no. 109.
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Related resource: Free Library of Philadelphia, A Descriptive Catalogue of the John Frederick Lewis Collection of European Manuscripts in the Free Library of Philadelphia, compiled by Edwin Wolf, 2nd, with an introduction by Dr. A.S.W. Rosenbach (Philadelphia: The Library, 1937), pp. 189-191, no. 176.
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Related resource: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Leaves of Gold: Manuscript Illumination from Philadelphia Collections, edited by James R. Tanis (Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2001), pp. 128-129, no. 43.
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Related resource: TELMA-Luxury Bound: A corpus of manuscripts illustrated in the Netherlands (1400-1550)
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Provenance: Made at the abbey of Saint Amand, dated "1538.22. d'Septeb" on fol. 146v; name and coat of arms of Charles Fontaine in borders alongside added text (fols. 1-2, 147-148), 16th century; Henry White, London, second half of the nineteenth century; his sale, Sotheby's, London, April 21-May 2, 1902, lot 1142; T.W. Greene; sale, Sotheby's, London, July 8, 1913, lot 330; Bertram Dobell...
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Contributor: Diane Biunno
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Cataloger: Amey Hutchins
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Cataloger: Nicholas Herman
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Funder: Council on Library and Information Resources
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4 December 2023
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4 December 2023
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