(Q50657)
Statements
ca. 1450-1475
15. century
1450Gregorian
1475Gregorian
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Extent: fols. 1; membrane; 223 x 161 (154 x 80)
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Layout: 1 column, 22 lines
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Decoration: On verso, 1 3-line "D" in burnished gold on red and blue grounds highlighted with white penwork; bar borders at top, bottom, and esterior of text block composed of blue, red, green, yellow, and burnished gold leaves, fine black vinework, flowers, and strawberries.
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Decoration: Substantial rubricated text in red 7-line historiated initial "V" featuring an illumination of the Presentation of Mary, depicting Mary as a young girl ascending the steps to the Temple entrance, a high priest making a sign of welcome/benediction at the door, with Mary's parents, Anne and Joachim, at the side of the stairway, witha grassy field extending behind them
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Ruled in pink ink
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Foliated "79" in early brown ink at top right corner of recto, with new foliation of "54" immediately below it in modern pencil
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Binding/Sewing thread remains at bottom of spine
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End of the "Obsecro te" prayer, beginning of the Seven Joys of the Virgin Mary, with an opening rubric offering 100 days of indulgence for reciting the text
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Incipit: perficiat cogitationes sanctas instituat
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Explicit: ra / dium . Pariendo non gravaris : virgo
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26 August 2024
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26 August 2024
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