Single leaf from a 15th-century book of hours : in French]. (DS3422) (Q17048)
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| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Single leaf from a 15th-century book of hours : in French]. (DS3422) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Boston Public Library (8444758, MS pb Med.227) |
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28 November 2023
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Single leaf from a 15th-century book of hours : in French].
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Woodward, Margaret F
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Manuscripts, Medieval--Massachusetts--Boston
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between 1450 and 1475
15. century
1450Gregorian
1475Gregorian
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Extent: 1 leaf : parchment ; 180 x 124 (116 x 80) mm
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Ms. leaf.
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Title devised by cataloger.
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Bibliographic record created by BPL staff based on description by Dr. Lisa Fagin Davis.
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Script: Written in a bâtarde script in black ink with red rubrics.
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Layout: 1 column, 17 lines. Bounding and writing lines in blind.
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Decoration: KL in blue and white on red with gold filigree; one-line initials throughout alternating gold on blue or red with gold filigree.
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Binding: Housed in an oversize manila folder.
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Origin: Written in northern France in the third quarter of the 15th century.
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Provenance: The inclusion of St. Landericus (10 June) suggests Paris use, and the date of 13 June for St. Anthony of Padua may further suggest Franciscan use, but without additional calendrical or textual evidence it is impossible to draw any definite conclusions about the origins of the leaf. Annotation in lower margin of the recto, added after 1636: "Lan mil six cent trente six / Le dix neuf...
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Immediate source of acquisition: Given to the Boston Public Library on 10 September 1958 by Margaret F. Woodward.
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Call number: MS pb Med.227.
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4 December 2023
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