Prayers (DS18087) (Q73954)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Newberry Library (99860638805867, VAULT Case MS 122, https://i-share-nby.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CARLI_NBY/i5mcb2/alma99860638805867)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Prayers (DS18087) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Newberry Library (99860638805867, VAULT Case MS 122, https://i-share-nby.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CARLI_NBY/i5mcb2/alma99860638805867) |
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Jerome, Saint, -419 or 420--Prayers and devotions
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approximately 1350-1400
14. century
1350Gregorian
1400Gregorian
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Extent: 1 roll (1 column, 184 lines) : parchment, illustrations ; 106 x 14 cm
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Title from dealer's description.
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Written in brown ink in a gothic liturgical hand.
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First letters of each line stroked in yellow. Fifty-five 1-line initials alternating in red and blue. One 2-line initial in blue with red penwork. One 6-line historiated initial with acanthus scrolls in the margin decorated with a bird and moth.
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Historiated initial O at beginning painted orange against burnished gold ground. Picture is of Saint Jerome looking upward and holding a rosary. The style is Florentine, cf. Daneu-Littanzi and Debae.
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Italian origin based on linguistic and paleographic evidence. Tuscan ca. 1350-1400 on basis of style of illumination.
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Text: lines 1-173 a collection of prayers in verse in Italian praising St. Jerome by Battista da Montefeltro; lines 174-184 confession in Latin. Text size: 98 x 10 cm.
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Roll is composed of two pieces of parchment 56 and 52 cm.
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14 February 2025
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14 February 2025
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