(Q6172)
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Book of hours (Manuscript Kenneth Spencer Research Library. MS A10)
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Catholic Church--Liturgy--Calendar--Early works to 1800
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Catholic Church--Liturgy--Texts--Early works to 1800
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Manuscripts, Medieval--Kansas--Lawrence
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Books of hours--France--Early works to 1800
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Latin, French; later annotations in Italian
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[between 1491-1500]
15. century
1491Gregorian
1500Gregorian
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Extent: 153 leaves : parchment, illuminations ; 139 x 95 mm
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Title devised by cataloger.
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Manuscript codex
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Collation: iii (parchment, i is pastedown) + 153 (parchment) + iii (parchment, iii is pastedown, now lifted): 1¹² + 2¹⁰ + 3⁸ (wants 1) + 4-10⁸ + 11⁸ (wants 1) + 12⁸ + 13⁸ (wants 5) + 14⁸ (wants 1) + 15⁸ (wants 1) + 16-19⁸.
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Catchwords: Vertical catchwords.
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Layout: 16 long lines ruled in red ink with full-length vertical bounding lines.
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Script: Bâtarde.
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Decoration: Initials in gold on red/blue background with white tracery; alternating red and blue initials; red and blue linefillers; red rubrics; some ordinary capitals filled in with yellow.
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Binding: Sixteenth-century. Bound in blind-stamped brown leather over wooden boards; clasps missing.
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Origin: Probably written in France in a provincial center at the end of the fifteenth century.
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Former shelfmark: MS BK X10
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Lawrence, University of Kansas, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, MS A10
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Presumably the five leaves that are removed contained full-page miniatures; there are two caricatures coming out of initials and prayers added later.
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Early history of the manuscript is unknown.
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5 September 2023
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5 September 2023
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