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This is a German manuscript from the first half of the fifteenth century, which contains two texts along with their tables of contents: Albertus Magnus' Mariale and Jacobus de Voragine's De laudibus beatae mariae virginis. The manuscript is composed of two distinct parts and there is some loss of text.
Support: Paper; Extent: 229+i; 300 x 194 mm bound to 311 x 216 mm; Foliation: Modern foliation in pencil lower right, recto; contemporary foliation 1-131 for fols. 1-126 with some skipping but no loss of text; contemporary foliation 1r-99r for fols. 130r-228r; Collation: 1-3 (12), 4 (12, -11 -12), 5 (12, -1), 6-19 (12), 20 (6, -6); Catchwords: Horizontal catchwords near gutter on the verso of the final leaf of the first quire and some on the recto of the first leaf of the following quire for fols. 130-229; Horizontal catchwords near gutter, verso, most of which have been lost through trimming
Fols. 1-126: two columns, about thirty-two to forty-two lines, single vertical and horizontal bounding lines in ink; pricking visible in top and bottom margin; written area: 215 x 145 mm
Gothic--cursiva
Several seven- to eleven line initials in red or blue; many three- to six line red or blue initials throughout, some with extensions or more elaborate patterning, such as red stripes or dots against the white paper; headings and punctuation in red; many spaces for initials left unfilled; covers lined with parchment leaves from liturgical books with musical notations
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.
Composed of two distinct parts
Text written above the top line
Secretary script (fols. 228v-229r)
Written by multiple scribes
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.
Germany
First half of the 15th century
Original binding of pigskin over wooden boards; five bosses on both front and back, now missing; remnants of two leather straps on back cover; paper strip with title on front upper cover: "Alberdine Magnus" still visible, excessive wear making the rest of the writing on this strip illegible; on back cover, in ink: "Albertus Magnus"; covers lined with parchment leaves from liturgical books with musical notations; black tooled on spine: "ALBERTVS/MAGNVS/DE/LAVDIBVS/GLORIO/VIRGINIS//NICOLAI/OPVS/MYSTICVM/DE/THEOLOGIA"; at bottom on spine: "MS. 1438"
Latin
Germany
First half of the 15th century
Latin
This is a German manuscript from the first half of the fifteenth century, which contains two texts along with their tables of contents: Albertus Magnus' Mariale and Jacobus de Voragine's De laudibus beatae mariae virginis. The manuscript is composed of two distinct parts and there is some loss of text.
Composed of two distinct parts
Text written above the top line
Secretary script (fols. 228v-229r)
Written by multiple scribes
Gothic--cursiva
Several seven- to eleven line initials in red or blue; many three- to six line red or blue initials throughout, some with extensions or more elaborate patterning, such as red stripes or dots against the white paper; headings and punctuation in red; many spaces for initials left unfilled; covers lined with parchment leaves from liturgical books with musical notations
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.
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.
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