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This manuscript contains a prayer book.
Support: Paper; Extent: i+235+i; 97 x 66 mm bound to 104 x 69 mm; Foliation: Modern foliation in pencil upper right recto; modern foliation in pencil lower right recto fols. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12; a few quire signatures extant in lower right recto fols. 39, 40, 53, 54, 56, 80; Collation: Structure uncertain; it appears to have been quired in gatherings of ten to twelve; no extant catchwords; stubs located between fols. 36 and 37, 52 and 53, and three stubs located between fols. 232 and 233; Signatures: fols. 39, 40, 53, 54, 56, 80; Catchwords: No evidence of catchwords, except for one cut in half located in the gutter of fol. 95v
One column of fifteen to twenty lines; ruled in hardpoint and lead; written area: 75 x 50 mm
Gothic--textualis
One and two-line initials in red or blue throughout; large initials decorated with pen-flourishing in red, blue, green, yellow (fols. 13r, 41r, 76r, 78v, 94v, 100r, 107r, 118v, 128r, 132r, 143r, 149v, 152v, 158v, 162v, 165v, 170r); rubrication throughout; some blank spaces for initials
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.
Note for script: At least five different hands can be identified: 1: fols.1r-12v, 2: fols. 13r-51v, 3: fols. 52r-75v, 4: fols. 76r-127v, and 5: fols. 128r-235v
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.
Cologne, Germany
16th century
Original vellum over wooden boards, with (modern ?) clasp; "MISSAL" written in ink on spine
German
Frederick Lewis, Philadelphia; given by his widow, Anne Baker Lewis, to the Free Library of Philadelphia in 1936; "Gilbert" written in pencil on fol. 2r; catalogue entry pasted onto pastedown of inside of front cover
Cologne, Germany
16th century
German
Frederick Lewis, Philadelphia; given by his widow, Anne Baker Lewis, to the Free Library of Philadelphia in 1936; "Gilbert" written in pencil on fol. 2r; catalogue entry pasted onto pastedown of inside of front cover
This manuscript contains a prayer book.
Note for script: At least five different hands can be identified: 1: fols.1r-12v, 2: fols. 13r-51v, 3: fols. 52r-75v, 4: fols. 76r-127v, and 5: fols. 128r-235v
Gothic--textualis
One and two-line initials in red or blue throughout; large initials decorated with pen-flourishing in red, blue, green, yellow (fols. 13r, 41r, 76r, 78v, 94v, 100r, 107r, 118v, 128r, 132r, 143r, 149v, 152v, 158v, 162v, 165v, 170r); rubrication throughout; some blank spaces for initials
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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