(Q52737)
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Book of hours (Ms. UCB 30)
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Manuscripts--Belgium--Bruges--15th century
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Illuminated manuscripts--Belgium--Bruges--15th century
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Illuminated initials (Layout features)--Belgium--15th century
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Manuscripts, Medieval--California--Berkeley
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--California--Berkeley
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not before 1455
15. century
1455Gregorian
1455Gregorian
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Extent: 169 leaves : parchment, color illustrations ; 136 x 94 (90 x 53) mm bound to 144 x 95 mm
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Ms. codex.
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Title supplied by cataloger.
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Collation: Parchment, fol. i (paper) + 169 + ii (paper); 1-26 38 (+1, fol. 13; +7, fol. 19) 48 (+2, fol. 24) 58 (+3, fol. 34) 68 78 (+1, fol. 49) 88 (+2, fol. 59; +6, fol. 82; +10, fol. 67) 98 (+3, fol. 71; +7, fol. 75) 108 (+4, fol. 82; +9, fol. 87) 116 (through fol. 94) 128 (+1, fol. 95) 138 (+8, fol. 111) 14-168 178 (through fol. 144) 188 (+1, fol. 145) 19-208; no signatures or catchwords...
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Layout: Written in 18 long lines ruled in pale red ink.
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Script: Written in an Italian or Italianate round gothic book hand.
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Decoration: 15 full-page miniatures, in the style of William Vrelant, with full borders of blue and painted gold acanthus, flowers, strawberries, leaves (miniatures on verso sides of inserted singletons, recto sides blank); 4-line initials on square gold grounds with full borders; 2-line initials in gold; 1-line initials with gold alternating with blue; 1-line initials within text washed in...
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Binding: 19th cent., French, in brown morocco with gilt floral borders on covers, gilt edges.
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Origin: Written and painted (judging from the style of the miniatures) in Bruges approximately during the 1460s, but certainly not before 1455, the date of canonization of Vincent Ferrer, whose feast is recognized in the calendar.
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Shelfmark: Berkeley, CA, The Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley, MS UCB 30.
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Former shelfmark: Berkeley, CA, The Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley, 2MS BX2080 1455.
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20 September 2024
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20 September 2024
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