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Opening page of calendar for the month of January; the red mark on the line for 25 January (i.e. the 7th day from the end) signals a bad luck day, [f. 1r]

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Title
Opening page of calendar for the month of January; the red mark on the line for 25 January (i.e. the 7th day from the end) signals a bad luck day, [f. 1r]
Collection

Renaissance and medieval manuscripts collection

Psalter

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1300 - 1325
Place: Regensburg?, Germany
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 2557
Shelf locator: MA 6
Topics
Church calendar
Genres
Religious books
Manuscripts
Notes
Ownership: R.L. Stuart collection (no. 13881), bequeathed 1892.
Content: 1, plus different hand in calendar?
Content: 2: A, ff. 7-17v; B, f. 18r-v
Content: Both De Ricci and Dr. Guest place this manuscript in Germany; Guest suggests possibly Regensburg? De Ricci dates this to the 13th century, Guest to the early 14th century.
Content: Cur in psalmorum tytulio qui auctore nostra(?) diversa reperiantur 26-28 long lines, ruled in pencil.
Content: De Ricci, 1316. Chart by Dr. G.B. Guest.
Content: Initials with animal figures.
Content: None of the sources mention this particular part of the manuscript, its place or date. Contains two texts.
Content: Parchment
Content: Prologue for the psalms 26-28 long lines, ruled in pencil.
Content: Psalter 21-22 long lines (32 in calendar; ff. 153-5 in two columns) ruled in ink
Content: Red placemarkers.
Content: Very large initials in blue, green, pink and gold. 2-line alternating red and blue initials with opposing color penwork. Alternating 1-line red and blue initials. Rubrics.
Content: ff. 1-6v contain calendar; psalter begins f. 19.
Type of Resource
Text
Text
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12455533
MSS Unit ID: 2557
RLIN/OCLC: NYPW89-A695
Digital Scriptorium 1.0 ID: NYPL MA 006
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f1626750-c5ca-012f-4cde-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1300: Created (Approximate)
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Opening page of calendar for the month of January; the red mark on the line for 25 January (i.e. the 7th day from the end) signals a bad luck day" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1300 - 1325. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e37e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Opening page of calendar for the month of January; the red mark on the line for 25 January (i.e. the 7th day from the end) signals a bad luck day" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e37e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1300 - 1325). Opening page of calendar for the month of January; the red mark on the line for 25 January (i.e. the 7th day from the end) signals a bad luck day Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e37e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Opening page of calendar for the month of January; the red mark on the line for 25 January (i.e. the 7th day from the end) signals a bad luck day