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Smaller initials, linefillers and rubrics, [f. 94r]

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Renaissance and medieval manuscripts collection

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Book of Hours

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Title
Smaller initials, linefillers and rubrics, [f. 94r]
Collection

Renaissance and medieval manuscripts collection

Book of Hours

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1440 - 1460
Place: France
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 2557
Shelf locator: MA 40
Genres
Religious books
Manuscripts
Notes
Ownership: Owned c. 1700 by Desiree Chemin. R.L. Stuart collection (no. 13870), bequeathed 1892.
Content: 1-line gold initials on red and blue fields. 2-line and 4-line blue initials on gold fields. Red, blue and gold linefillers. Rubrics. Partial and full (around miniatures) border decoration showing leaves, vines and flowers.
Content: 16 long lines per page, ruled in light red pencil, prickings visible.
Content: 24 illustrations of seasonal activities in calendar, ff. 2-13v. 2 full-page miniatures, ff. 49 and 54.
Content: A leaf appears to be missing between ff. 13 and 14 -- stub remains and text begins mid-sentence.
Content: De Ricci dates this to the fifteenth century, Dr. Guest to the mid-15th century.
Content: De Ricci, 1321. Chart by Dr. G.B. Guest.
Content: Parchment
Type of Resource
Text
Text
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12455533
MSS Unit ID: 2557
RLIN/OCLC: NYPW89-A695
Digital Scriptorium 1.0 ID: NYPL MA 040
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 563ad770-c5cb-012f-c674-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1440: Created (Approximate)
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Smaller initials, linefillers and rubrics" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1440 - 1460. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e495-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Smaller initials, linefillers and rubrics" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e495-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1440 - 1460). Smaller initials, linefillers and rubrics Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e495-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Smaller initials, linefillers and rubrics