(Q51104)
Statements
Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--England
0 references
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Gothic--England
0 references
Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)
0 references
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Gothic
0 references
Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions--Early works to 1800
0 references
1400 to 1425?
15. century
1400Gregorian
1425Gregorian
0 references
Extent: 80 leaves : parchment ; 173 x 123 (105 x 60) mm bound to 177 x 130 mm
0 references
Ms. codex.
0 references
Title from Kidd.
0 references
Collation: Parchment, fol. 80 (foliated 1-80); 18−1 28 38−1 48−3 58 68−1 78 88−1 98−2 108−1 11-12 (uncertain); leaves signed k through at least s; catchwords on fol. 7v, 15v, 22v, 27v, 42v, 50v, 57v, 70v, 80v.
0 references
Layout: Written in 19 lines; frame-ruled
0 references
Script: Written in Gothic textura script
0 references
Decoration: Alternating gold and blue initials with contrasting penwork in purple on gold and red on blue. Two-line initials for Psalm openings. Many initials have penwork flourishing, in purple or red, in left-hand margin only. Rubricated antiphons at openings of Psalms 20 and 21.
0 references
Accompanying materials: 17th-century folded piece of paper with astronomical notes: on one side is a table apparently for September with a wide column headed "[ ... ] holy & Remark[able?] days."
0 references
Unidentified 17th-century reader, who wrote occasional marginalia (e.g. fol. 26r). Walter George Gegan (1869-1951), of Bromley, London: signed and dated 1947 (flyleaf, now missing); by descent until sold anonymously at Christie's, June 7, 2006, lot 44; bought for £3,120 by an anonymous commission bidder, perhaps: Konstantinopel Rare and Fine Books, Enschede, The Netherlands; acquired through...
0 references
26 August 2024
0 references
26 August 2024
0 references