(Q43785)
Statements
Felice, Matteo, active 1467-1493
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Bragge, William, 1823-1884
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Walker, Thomas Shadford, 1834-1885
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Stevens, Benjamin Franklin, 1833-1902
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Hoe, Robert, 1839-1909
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Historiated initials--Italy--15th century
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Psalters (books)--Italy--15th century
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Primarily in Latin, with accompanying prayers in Catalan
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between 1485 and 1499
15. century
1485Gregorian
1499Gregorian
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Extent: ff. 236 : parchment ; 167 x 244 mm
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Title from printed catalog.
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Support: Parchment.
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Script: Gothic liturgical.
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Layout: 112 24 3-1810 196(through f. 182) 20-2310 248 256. Catchwords placed horizontally in the center lower margin between flourishes, except on quires 16-18 where they are written vertically along the bounding line; quire and leaf signatures in letters and roman numerals.
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Span folios: ff. 1-236v.
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Decoration: On f. 17, 11-line historiated initial in self shaded blue with white patterning and gold lining along the inner edge, set on a square gold ground decorated with colored acanthus leaves; the infilling contains David playing his psaltery; the lettering for "eatus vir qui" in gold on a blue ground placed vertically the length of the initial; full border of dense gold motifs, regularly...
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Other Decoration: 5 or 4-line initials in blue, maroon and green on a gold ground with floral spray on ff. 132 (Ps. 114), 144v (Ps. 121), 146v (Ps. 126), 148v (Ps. 131), 152 (Ps. 137), 157 (Ps. 143), 162 (Confitebor). Psalm number in the margin in blue.
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Assigned Date: s. XVex.
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Input into Digital Scriptorium by: C. W. Dutschke, 7/31/2012.
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Written at the end of the fifteenth century, probably in Naples and under Franciscan influence to judge from the saints in the calendar. The first owner's name began with "T.": he is often included in the prayers on ff. 218v-235 by his intitial; he also may have been Aragonese, the rubric on f. 222r-v being in Catalan. Unidentified coat of arms on f. 17: azure a flower plant eradicated vert...
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22 July 2024
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22 July 2024
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