(Q50804)
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Mansfeld family
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Albert, Count of Mansfeld (1480-1560)
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Comte d'Aspremont-Lynden
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1524
16. century
1524Gregorian
1524Gregorian
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Extent: fols. 1; membrane; 165 x 132 (Recto: 100; Verso: 125 x Recto: 80; Verso: 87)
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Layout: Recto: 1 column, 21 lines; Verso: 12 columns, 37 lines
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Decoration: Recto: Full illuminated borders in shell gold with plants and flowers in rted, burgundy, green, yellow, and blue, and a standing cherub drawing a bow and pointing its arrow at a bird looking down on him from above. Verso: Illuminated borders in shell gold on all sides but the top with plants and flowers and a small bird perched on a blossom
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Provenance: Mansfeld family, possibly Albert, Count of Mansfeld (1480-1560)
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Provenance: Comte d'Aspremont-Lynden
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Provenance: Sotheby's, 23 June 1987, lot 100
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Provenance: For further information, see Peter Kidd's "Medieval Manuscripts Provenance" blog: https://mssprovenance.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-1524-hildesheim-hours.html
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The original codex was likely connected to a Cistercian foundation, with possible links to Neuborg Abbey in Alsace
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Incipit: Quere aureum numerum in domo littere domini / calis
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Explicit: illa ebdomada sed alia proximis sequentis
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Recto features explanatory text describing how to use the computational chart on the verso to determine various liturgical dates
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26 August 2024
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26 August 2024
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