Prayer book (DS4520) (Q21060)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E 174, Lewis E 174)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Prayer book (DS4520) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E 174, Lewis E 174) |
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Lewis, John Frederick, 1860-1932
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Vallentin, James
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1400-1499
15. century
1400Gregorian
1499Gregorian
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Extent: i+110+i; 145 x 101 mm bound to 151 x 103 mm; parchment
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Binding: 18th century vellum binding, edges dyed blue, traces of straps on front and back covers
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Layout: Frame-ruled in lead; one column of twenty-two lines; written area: 103 x 75 mm
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Script: Gothic--textualis, with some cursive features
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Decoration: One full-page miniature (Agony in the Garden, fol. 2v); two marginal images: The five wounds (fol. 1r), Heart pierced by arrows (fol. 9v); large decorated initials in red and blue with pen flourishing and partial borders; one- and two-line initials in red or blue throughout; three-line decorated initials in red and blue with pen flourishing throughout; rubrication throughout...
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Provenance: James Vallentin (signature front flyleaf recto); Frederick Lewis, Philadelphia; given by his widow, Anne Baker Lewis, to the Free Library of Philadelphia in 1936
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Contributor: Diane Biunno
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Cataloger: Erin Connelly
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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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