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Book of hours : use of Rome.

Title
Book of hours : use of Rome.
Author
Catholic Church, author.
Publication
Bourges, France, approximately 1510.

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TextBy appointment only Spencer Coll. MS. 6Schwarzman Building - Print Collection Room 308

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Additional Authors
  • Master of Spencer 6, active 1490-1508
  • New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 6.
Description
195 leaves, bound : parchment, ink, manuscript, illuminations; 198 x 130 mm
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Manuscripts – France – 16th century.
  • Early works.
  • Illuminated manuscripts.
  • Illuminated initials (layout features)
  • Devotional literature.
  • Vellum (parchment)
  • Sacred works.
  • Morocco bindings (Binding) – United States – 20th century.
Note
  • The artist was named from this manuscript by François Avril, and first published under this name by John Plummer.
  • Layout: 21 long lines per page, ruled in red ink. A few quire signatures and catchwords visible. Quaternions seem to be the norm.
  • Decoration: 2 double-page miniatures and 34 single-page miniatures; animals appear in some border designs. Initials and rubrics; border designs with floreate scrolls, flowers, fruits; Roman capitals.
  • Script: Bastarda.
  • Artist: Master of Spencer 6
  • Incipit: In principio erat verbum et verbum erat apud deum et deus erat verbum.
  • Explicit: cum maria magdalena perfecte te diligam et cum dextro latrone eternaliter te videam. Amen. Pater noster. Ave Maria.
Access (note)
  • Restricted use.
Indexed In (note)
  • The Splendor of the Word. (ed.) J. G. Alexander, J. H. Marrow, L. F. Sandler (NYPL / Harvey Miller, 2005)
  • Ricci, S de. Medieval and Renaissance mss.
Cite As (note)
  • NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 6
Language (note)
  • In Latin and French.
Provenance (note)
  • Sold by Lilly to Henry Huth (1815-1878); Alfred H. Huth (1850-1910) sale at Sotheby's, 1913 to Leighton. L.C. Harper.
Binding (note)
  • The manuscript was bound in red velvet. Rebound (1920) in red morocco, by the French Binders (Garden City, New York).
Source of Description (note)
  • Part of the description used is from Digital Scriptorium 1.0.
Call Number
Spencer Coll. MS. 6
OCLC
1334677493
Author
Catholic Church, author.
Title
Book of hours : use of Rome.
Imprint
Bourges, France, approximately 1510.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Access
Restricted use. Requires permission for access.
Indexed In:
The Splendor of the Word. (ed.) J. G. Alexander, J. H. Marrow, L. F. Sandler (NYPL / Harvey Miller, 2005), n. 62.
Ricci, S de. Medieval and Renaissance mss., p. 1336, no. 6.
Cite As:
NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 6
Language
In Latin and French.
Provenance
Sold by Lilly to Henry Huth (1815-1878); Alfred H. Huth (1850-1910) sale at Sotheby's, 1913 to Leighton. L.C. Harper.
Binding
The manuscript was bound in red velvet. Rebound (1920) in red morocco, by the French Binders (Garden City, New York).
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Place of Publication
France Bourges
Added Author
Master of Spencer 6, active 1490-1508, illuminator.
New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 6.
Research Call Number
Spencer Coll. MS. 6
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