(Q43266)

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Breviary, use of Autun
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Illuminations (paintings)--France--15th century
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Historiated initials--France--15th century
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Breviaries--France--15th century
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between 1450 and 1499
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Extent: ff. i + 248 + ii : parchment ; 215 x 299 mm
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Title from printed catalog.
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Support: Parchment.
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Script: Gothic.
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Layout: 1-318. Catchwords in lower right margin, visible only in quires 15 (f. 120v) and 30 (f. 240v); signatures apparently in letters and roman numerals in lower right corner: the only remaining signature on the third leaf of quire 29, f. 227, as "n iii." Ruled space, 194-195 x 128-129 mm; 2 columns of 34 lines, ruled in pale red ink; slash pricking visible in the outer margin of a few leaves.
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Decoration: Four 8-line miniatures and 6 historiated initials.
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Artist identified generally and in this manuscript by N. Reynaud as the Master of Burgundian Prelates; see her article in Études d'art français offerts à Ch. Sterling, ed. A. Châtelet and N. Reynaud (Paris 1975) 151-63.
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Assigned Date: s. XV2.
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Input into Digital Scriptorium by: C. W. Dutschke, 12/13/2009.
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Written in the second half of the fifteenth century in France for use in the diocese of Autun. HM 1077 may have been part of a larger volume, or one of a set, since it contains references to parts of a breviary not in the present book. Arms of the first owner in lower margins of ff. 1, 1v, 25, 41v, 150v, 167v and 243: quarterly, 1 and 4 azure, three keys (2 and 1) or in pale; 2 and 3 argent on...
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22 July 2024
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22 July 2024
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