(Q45872)
Statements
Officium pro defunctis
0 references
Cortese, Cristoforo
0 references
Pinelli, Maffeo, 1736-1785
0 references
Manuscripts, Medieval--Italy--1400-1450
0 references
ca. 1420
15. century
1420Gregorian
1420Gregorian
0 references
Extent: 70 leaves, bound : vellum ; 15 cm.
0 references
Written in a gothic rotunda hand, 14 lines per page, initial letters in red and blue. Major initials are decorated with elaborate pen-work.
0 references
There are 2 historiated initials incorporating death's heads, and 6 foliate borders including various animals. These are probably the work of the Venetian artist Cristoforo Cortese.
0 references
Title from caption of the Vigiliae mortuorum, f. 1r.
0 references
Bound in dark red blind-stamped vellum.
0 references
In a tray case, 17 cm.
0 references
"Bibliotheca Pinelliana" (inscription on front flyleaf).
0 references
Deposited by Philip Hofer, 1967; bequeathed, 1984.
0 references
23 July 2024
0 references
23 July 2024
0 references