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Page of calendar for the month of February, in French, with entries for each day; border decoration includes a winged grotesque, f. 2r

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425952


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Title

Page of calendar for the month of February, in French, with entries for each day; border decoration includes a winged grotesque, f. 2r

Collection

Renaissance and medieval manuscripts collection
Book of hours, use of Besançon

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1450 - 1475
Place: Besançon, France

Library Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 2557

Subjects

Wyverns
Church calendar

Genres

Religious Books
Manuscripts

Notes

Ownership: R.L. Stuart collection, bequeathed 1892.
Content: 14 miniatures. Animal and human figures sometimes appear in borders.
Content: 1-line and 2-lineold initials on red and blue fields. 3-line blue initials on gold fields. Border decorations. Red and blue linefillers. Rubrics. Yellow daubs as placemarkers.
Content: 15 long lines per page (17 in calendar) ruled in red pencil. Prickings and some catchwords visible.
Content: Classmark formerly De Ricci Ms. 41.
Content: De Ricci, 1321. Chart by Dr. G.B. Guest. Library dossier.
Content: Parchment.
Content: Photos chosen so as not to damage the very tight binding.

Languages

French

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12455533
Archives ID: 2557
Digital Scriptorium 1.0 ID: NYPL MA 041
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 57916070-c5cb-012f-7471-58d385a7bc34

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Page of calendar for the month of February, in French, with entries for each day; border decoration includes a winged grotesque, f. 2r" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1450 - 1475. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/57916070-c5cb-012f-7471-58d385a7bc34

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1450 - 1475). Page of calendar for the month of February, in French, with entries for each day; border decoration includes a winged grotesque, f. 2r Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/57916070-c5cb-012f-7471-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Page of calendar for the month of February, in French, with entries for each day; border decoration includes a winged grotesque, f. 2r" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/57916070-c5cb-012f-7471-58d385a7bc34

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