Crypto-Catholic Shrewsbury prayer book (DS10007) (Q44025)

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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens (.b18644971, https://catalog.huntington.org/record=b1864497, mssHM 83695)
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Crypto-Catholic Shrewsbury prayer book (DS10007)
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens (.b18644971, https://catalog.huntington.org/record=b1864497, mssHM 83695)

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    Crypto-Catholic Shrewsbury prayer book
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    Velvet bindings (Binding)--Great Britain--16th century
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    Enamel bindings (Binding)--Great Britain--16th century
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    Prayer books--Great Britain--16th century
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    Champlevé--Great Britain--16th century
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    Manuscripts (documents)--Great Britain--16th century
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    Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions
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    Extent: 26 leaves : parchment ; 100 x 75 (94 x 73) mm
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    Title supplied by cataloger.
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    Parchment; ii + 26 + i leaves (first and final leaves used as pastedowns). Ruled at margins. Written in a small regular italic cursive formata, 21 lines. Occasional corrections in the same hand. Catchwords in the lower right corner of recto and verso of each leaf.
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    Capital letters and occasional scroll flourishes in red.
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    Produced for Gilbert and Mary Talbot, the Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury; earl's coronet in binding indicates that it must date to after November 1590 when Gilbert succeeded as the 7th Earl of Shrewbury. Book probably passed to one of their three daughters. 19th century inscription "Dimsdale" written on inside of front cover. Remains of a bookplate on front pastedown of Mortimer Loeb Schiff...
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    22 July 2024
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    22 July 2024
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