(Q6178)
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Book of hours (Manuscript Kenneth Spencer Research Library. MS A6)
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Despine, Claude Joseph Constant, 1807-1873
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Catholic Church--Liturgy--Calendar--Early works to 1800
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Catholic Church--Liturgy--Texts--Early works to 1800
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Manuscripts, Medieval--Kansas--Lawrence
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Books of hours--France--Early works to 1800
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[between 1451-1475]
15. century
1451Gregorian
1475Gregorian
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Extent: 161 leaves : parchment, illuminations ; 110 x 85 mm
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Title devised by cataloger.
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Manuscript codex
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Collation: ii (paper, i is pastedown) + 161 (parchment) + i (paper, pastedown).
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Catchwords: Horizontal catchwords.
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Layout: 14 long lines ruled in red ink.
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Script: Bâtarde, several hands.
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Decoration: 7 full-page miniatures; viny borders with various fruits and flowers in outer margins; initials and line-fillers in gold on red/blue background with white tracery.
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Binding: Late sixteenth-century. Bound in leather over paper boards; gilt and tooled à la fanfare.
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Origin: Probably written in Champagne, France in the third quarter of the fifteenth century.
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Former shelfmark: MS BK X6
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Lawrence, University of Kansas, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, MS A6
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Pastedowns are made up of repurposed print material.
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Early history of the manuscript is unknown. Bookplate of Claude Joseph Constant Despine.
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5 September 2023
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5 September 2023
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