(Q21102)
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Lewis, John Frederick, 1860-1932
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Extent: i+175+i; 113 x 85 mm bound to 120 x 87 mm; parchment
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Marginal notation from later readers throughout
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Psalms 1-148 numbered in a later hand
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Eighteenth-century printed prayers and litany on front and back end papers
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Binding: Late 18th-century red morocco, gold stamped decoration on borders and spine; gilt edges; "PSALTERIUM" stamped on green morocco label on spine; marbled end papers
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Layout: Frame-ruled in ink; one column of 18 lines; written area: 83 x 60 mm
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Script: Gothic--textualis
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Decoration: Three historiated initials; five-line puzzle initials in red and blue throughout; two-line pen-flourished initials in red and blue throughout; one-line initials in red or blue throughout; decorative line fillers in red or blue throughout
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Related resource: De Ricci, Seymour, with the assistance of W. J. Wilson, Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the United States and Canada, vol. 2 (New York,: H. W. Wilson, 1935-40), p. 2019, no. 23
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Related resource: Free Library of Philadelphia, A Descriptive Catalogue of the John Frederick Lewis Collection of European Manuscripts in the Free Library of Philadelphia, compiled by Edwin Wolf, 2nd, with an introduction by Dr. A.S.W. Rosenbach (Philadelphia: The Free Library, 1937), p. 206, no. 187.
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Provenance: Unidentified 18th century armorial bookplate on inside of front cover; bookplate has the signature of Emile Gay and is dated 1821; on the verso of the front flyleaf is inscribed; "For Mr. Foggo with the kindest regards of his parishioner Caroline Countess Bouxhoevden, April 16th 1856" and "presented to W.W. Wiltbank Esqr. Octr 9th 1893." "XIII century" also written in pencil in...
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Contributor: Diane Biunno
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Cataloger: Erin Connelly
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Funder: Council on Library and Information Resources
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4 December 2023
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4 December 2023
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