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Prayer book Lewis E 207
Free Library of Philadelphia
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Abstract

This manuscript contains a prayer book.

Physical Description

Support: Parchment; Extent: iv+52+iv; 194 x 132 mm bound to 198 x 138 mm; Foliation: Modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto; Collation: Structure uncertain (binding is quite tight)

Layout

Frame-ruled, every line ruled; one column of six to twelve lines; written area: 113 x 77 mm

Script

Gothic--textualis

Decoration

Four half-page miniatures; two historiated initials; decorated two and one-line initials throughout; rubrication throughout; floral line fillers

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Keywords
Prayer book
16th century
Christian
Historiated initial
Illustration
Miniature
Italy
Devotion
Free Library of Philadelphia

Place of Origin

Milan, Italy

Date

Circa 1510

Binding

Modern blue morocco, bound by the Lakeside Press

Language

Latin

Provenance

George T. Strong (no. 12, sale, New York, 1878, lot 829); presented in 1925 by Simon Gratz

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Place of Origin

Milan, Italy

Date

Circa 1510

Language

Latin

Provenance

George T. Strong

Manuscript Overview

Abstract

This manuscript contains a prayer book.

Script note

Gothic--textualis

Decoration Note

Four half-page miniatures; two historiated initials; decorated two and one-line initials throughout; rubrication throughout; floral line fillers

For a full list of Decorations in this manuscript please see the Content and Decorations section by clicking on the [i] button in the top left corner of the image viewer above.

References
Binding Images

These are pages that we pulled aside that disrupted the flow of the manuscript reader. These may be bindings, inserts, bookmarks, and various other oddities.

Spine

Fore edge

Top edge

Bottom edge

Keywords
Prayer book
16th century
Christian
Historiated initial
Illustration
Miniature
Italy
Devotion
Free Library of Philadelphia
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