(Q20877)
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Petrus Jensenius, 17th century
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Gerardus de Bois, 17th century
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Styles, Jeremiah, -1832
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Lewis, John Frederick, 1860-1932
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Lewis, Anne Baker
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1475-1499
15. century
1475Gregorian
1499Gregorian
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Extent: iii+171+iii; 102 x 75 mm bound to 108 x 85 mm; parchment
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The third flyleaf at the front of the manuscript is parchment and has the hymn "O jubar nostrae specimen salutis" written on it in a different hand
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Collation note: collation is uncertain after Quire 16
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Binding: Seventeenth-century calf, gilt-tooled decoration with fleur-de-lis designs; initials "F.S." stamped in gold on spine; gilt edges
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Layout: One column of seventeen lines; written area: 65 x 42 mm
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Script: Gothic--textualis semi-quadrata
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Decoration: Fourteen full-page miniatures with full floral borders facing text pages with full floral borders: fol. 13v - Crucifixion, fol. 19v - Pentecost, fol. 25v - Mary and Child enthroned with Angels, fol. 36v - Annunciation, fol. 52v - Visitation, fol. 63v - Nativity, fol. 68v - Annunciation to the Shepherds, fol. 73v - Adoration of the Magi, fol. 77v - Presentation in the Temple, fol...
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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. 71.
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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 Free Library, 1937), p. 114-115, no. 105.
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Provenance: Transferred from the Franciscan brother, Petrus Jensenius to another Franciscan, Gerardus de Bois (December 10, 1610); Regina Joanna (Joan of Navarre, suggested in a catalog description at the back of the volume, is too early to be an owner of this manuscript); Jeremiah Styles, Goldness Hall (died 1832; signature, J. Styles, Goldness, f. 13r); John Frederick Lewis, Philadelphia...
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Contributor: Aileen McNamara
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Cataloger: Amey Hutchins
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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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