(Q20889)
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Wing, C. W. (Charles William), active 1826-1860
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Duquesne, François
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Jarman, John Boykett, 1782-1864
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Hoe, Robert, 1839-1909
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Lewis, John Frederick, 1860-1932
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Lewis, Anne Baker
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1850-1859
19. century
1850
1859
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Extent: ii+143+iii; 139 x 99 mm bound to 148 x 112 mm; parchment
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Colophon on fol. 143v assigns date, localization and first ownership of manuscript; coat of arms of François Duquesne appear on fol. 143v; coat of arms of the Duke of Orléans on ff. 14v, 15r, 24v, 35v, 40v, 45v, 50r, 54v, 62r, 67v, 75v, 76r, 94v, and 95r; an unidentified coat of arms on fol. 68r; ex-libris of Robert Hoe on verso of first flyleaf
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Calendar in French; French rubrics on fols. 68r, 76r, 120v, 121r, 123v, 124v, 126v, 127r, 127v, 128r, 128v, 129r, 129v, 130v, 131r, 131v, 132r, 133r, 133v, 134r, 134v, 135r, 135v, 136v, 137r, 137v, 139r, 140v, 141r; French prayers on fols. 123v–124v, 138r–143v
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On the relationship between this manuscript's previous owner, John B. Jarman, and the forger/restorer Caleb Wing, see Janet Backhouse, "A Victorian Connoisseur and his Manuscripts: the Tale of Mr Jarman and Mr Wing," British Museum Quarterly, 32 (1968): 76–92
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First and last flyleaves are modern paper; remaining flyleaves are original and integral to collation, but unnumbered; Modern pencil numbering on versos of last pages of each quire
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Binding: Red levant morocco, late-nineteenth century, with mosaic inlays of dark and light brown morocco outlined in gold and ornamented with gilt tooling, doublure of red morocco with floral gilt tooled border, endleaves backed with moiré silk; gilt and gauffred edges; "HEURES" stamped in gold on spine; signed by Joly; green bookmark ribbon attached at headcap
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Layout: One column of sixteen lines, frame ruled in lead point (at times very faint); written area: 91 x 55 mm
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Script: Bâtarde
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Decoration: Eleven inserted full-page miniatures with full borders (forgeries added by Caleb/Charles Wing); eleven text pages with full borders; illuminated initials featuring the acorn motif throughout; red and blue initials throughout; much secondary decoration added by Caleb/Charles Wing
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Provenance: Abbey of St. Amand near Tournai for François Duquesne; Sale, London, Sotheby's, April 5, 1852, no. 492, bought by Forrest; sold by Puttick (London, July 16, 1859, no. 12, to Hart; J.B. Jarman (sold London, 1864, no. 76 to Boone); William Bragge (sold London, 1876, no. 350 to H. Stevens); Robert Hoe (sold New York, Anderson Auction Co, II, 1912, no. 2468 to A. S. W. Rosenbach); John...
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Contributor: Karin Suni
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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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