(Q4729)
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Illumineirr buch künstlich alle Farben zu machen und bereidenn allen Briefmalern sampt andern solcher kunsten liebhabern nutzlich unnd gutt zu wissen : und wirt getteillt in seiben bücher.
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Boltz, Valentin, -1560
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Maximilian Heinrich, Archbishop and Elector of Cologne, 1621-1688
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Illumination of books and manuscripts
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Illumination of books and manuscripts--Technique
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Illumination of books and manuscripts--Early works to 1800
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Mostly in German, with significant sections of the text in Latin. Some notations on the front and back end-leaves (dating from later than the text itself) are in Latin
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1570-1574.
16. century
1570Gregorian
1574Gregorian
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Extent: 102 leaves : paper ; 155 x 198 (100 x 160) mm bound to 156 x 200 mm
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Origin: Written in Lutzemburg (i.e., Luxembourg, f. 1r) or Germany (Zacour-Hirsch), 1570-1574. The date 1570 is given on the title page (f. 1r) and also on f. 30r. The dates 1571 (f. 88r) and 1574 (f. 48v) appear in association with passages that seem to have been added subsequent to the writing of the rest of the text.
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Ms. codex.
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Title from title page (f. 1r).
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Foliation: Paper, 102; 1, 3-39, 42-48, 51-72, 74-108; contemporary foliation in ink, modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto. Contemporary foliation sometimes partially or fully lost due to the trimming of pages. The following leaves appear to be missing: 40, 41, 49, 50, and 73. Folio 2 skipped in contemporary foliation but no leaf appears to be lacking. Additional leaves appear to be...
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Script: Written in a German cursive script with humanistic cursive book script for Latin passages.
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Decoration: Some headings have been colored yellow, and some initial letters in headings or text have been colored blue or red. Occasional splashes or flecks of watercolor on some leaves, and later rough sketches in ink (f. 4v) and pencil (f. 26v-27r).
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Binding: Contemporary vellum (Zacour-Hirsch).
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Sold by Emil Offenbacher (New York), 1955.
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Formerly owned by Maximilian Heinrich, Archbishop of Cologne: "Wir Maximilian Heinrich Ertzbischoff zu Kollen" (f. 4v) in brown ink (likely contemporary with the notes written in Latin on the endleaves).
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27 August 2023
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27 August 2023
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