(Q45278)
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Pope, Joseph, 1921-
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Manuscripts, Renaissance--France--1500-1550
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Prayer books--France--16th century
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Anne (Mother of the Virgin Mary), Saint--Pictorial works
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Collault, Étienne, active 1512-1545
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circa 1525-1530.
16. century
1525Gregorian
1530Gregorian
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Extent: 1 volume (112 leaves) (.125 linear feet) : vellum, historiated miniatures ; 30 cm
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Written on parchment in brown ink in a cursiva bastarda hand in 24 long-lines on pages ruled in pink; with rubrics, some paragraph markers in blue, and line-fillers in red and blue with gold. Three-line initials in blue with white tracery on a red background with gold flourish; one- and two-line initials in blue with pink ink flourishes; and one- and two-line initials in gold on blue or red...
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In a previous auction for the volume, the bishop-donor's arms were identified as those of Du Bois de Dourduff, a Breton family.
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Purchased from Les Enluminures Ltd. with funds from Philip Hofer Charitable Trust, 2018.
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Belonged to Joseph Pope, 1997.
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23 July 2024
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23 July 2024
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