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28 November 2023
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Single leaf from a 15th-century book of hours : in Latin].
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Bruce P. Ferrini (Firm)
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--France
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Manuscripts, Medieval--Massachusetts--Boston
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ca. 1470?
15. century
1470Gregorian
1470Gregorian
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Extent: 1 leaf : parchment, ill. ; 195 x 142 (85 x 62) mm
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Ms. leaf.
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In French.
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Bibliographic record created by BPL staff based on description by Dr. Lisa Fagin Davis.
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Layout: Single column, 13 lines, bounding and writing lines in red ink.
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Script: Written in a gothic bookhand in brown ink with gold rubrics.
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Decoration: Fully illuminated panel borders of flowers, acanthus, berries, birds, etc. Two illuminated roundels (1 each on recto and verso) depicting a man on his knees in prayer at the foot of a bed with his bride waiting for him, captioned "Ecuie Alexis"; and the bride alone in bed, captioned "lespousee." Historiated initial M of "Manus tue domine" showing two heads (the squire and his bride?).
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Binding: Housed in an oversize folder.
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Origin: Written in northern France, ca. 1470.
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Immediate source of acquisition: Purchased in Nov., 1988 from Ferrini.
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Call number: MS pb Med.232.
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Bibliography: Netzer, Nancy, ed. Secular Sacred: 11th-16th-Century Works from the Boston Public Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Chicago: University Press, 2006) no. 67.
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4 December 2023
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