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
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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
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.
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