(Q967)
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Entered the library between 1877 and 1900 as suggested by the hyphenated form of the city name in the library stamp on f. 1 as "The College of the City of New-York."
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s. XV(2); 1450-1499
15. century
1450Gregorian
1499Gregorian
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Binding: Modern binding in a medieval style of blind-stamped and blind-rolled morocco.
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Other decoration, ff. 1-329v: 38 7- to 4-line painted initials on gold grounds with thin swirling multicolored acanthus leaves in the margins; 2-line initials alternating red and blue, sometimes with flourishing in both colors..
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Script, ff. 1-329v: Gothic script with a single-compartment "a."
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Layout, ff. 1-329v: 2 columns of 32 lines. Running headlines added in early modern times.
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ff. 1-329v: Early foliation that goes as high as f. 360 has been followed in this description, although possibly as many as 30 leaves have been cut away, to judge from skipped numbers in said foliation and occasional stubs.
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ff. 1-329v: Latin.
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ff. 1-329v: Possibly intended for use in a Franciscan house, given the emphasis on Franciscan saints in the litany; now lacking the calendar at the beginning, the very end of the sanctorale and all of the common of saints.
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Sydney Van Nort researched and was thus able to limit the possible entry dates for this manuscript into CCNY's library. Without her work on this manuscript, this entry would not have been possible.
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9 June 2023
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9 June 2023
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