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- Catchword partially cropped on the lower margin of f. 162v., 16th century gilt-tooled arabesque binding or pasteboard, with small marks on edges of boards where clasps were once attached. Binding damaged. Stub of missing leaf between ff. 10v - 11r., On f. 54r: 4-line historiated initial in pink enclosing the Virgin and St. Anne on gold grounds, with a three-quarter decorated board derived from a depiction of the acanthus plant containing occasional hairline foliage and vines, and flowers in gold, and fruit. Some names in the calendar are written in gold. Long ornamental cadelles extending into the top and lower margins, some with skilled caricatures of human faces. Rubricated in red, blue and gold. A 1-line initial in gold on pink and blue grounds with white penwork with line fillers of bars or flower heads on same line. 2-line initials in blue or pink on gold enclosing foliage or colored balls or flowers or foliage or fruit on grounds of gold. On f. 36r: 3-line inital in blue with white penwork, enclosing pink and blue foliage with white penwork, on a ground of gold. On f. 51v and 108v: foliate motif border in outer margin derived from a depiction of the acanthus plant containing occasional hairline foliage and vines, and flowers in gold. On f. 157r: 2-line initial in blue with white penwork, enclosing a strawberry, on ground of gold. On f. 74r-v and f. 77v., outline impression of an initial and foliage border. Many pages have black, red, and blue ink stains. Gold and paint in the initials flaking from some leaves. On f. 8, the top of leaf is cropped with loss of text., A Book of Hours containing a calendar (missing calendar leaves for January and February); Gospel Readings followed by prayers; the Hours of the Virgin; the Penitential Psalms, followed by prayers and a Litany; the Hours of the Cross; the Office of the Dead; the Sulfrages to the Saints, followed by a single prayer which a blue rubric announces. Initials through out are illuminated, and one initial is historiated with a miniature of the Virgin and St. Anne., 1 column of 13 lines ruled in red written in lettre batarde., and “1542” on last main text leaf possibly indicating the precise date of the binding.
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- Excised from a larger manuscript; prickings visible along the outer edges; binding holes along the inner margins., A 3-line initial in red and blue with pen flourishes, two 2-line initials alternating red and blue with contrasting pen flourishes; some initial letters touched in yellow and two letters extending into upper margin with ornamental cadels; small stains to edge, with slight affect to penwork of uppermost initial., A leaf from a Censier, a book of rents owed to the lordship of La Chapelle, with three entries., 1 column of ruled for 30 long lines in a Northern Textualis Gothic script, with 6 original lines or entries on recto, and nine on the verso; nine further near-contemporary lines added to the second entry on the recto in a similar hand., and It may have been produced as the personal copy of the seigneur. The site is likely to be identifiable as La Chapelle-Gaceline (Morbihan) in Brittany. The place-names, Caro, Le Tay and perhaps also La Gaial (perhaps La Gacilly), point to the immediate surrounds of La Chapelle-Gaceline.
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, worn and repaired with spine gilt on all edges., One of fifty hand-colored full-figure drawings of male and female members of religious orders in their habits. Drawings on rectos only. Each image is captioned with the name of the order in a banderole. The drawing shown features “pere Augustine.”, An iconography of the Roman Catholic Church open to ff. 16v - 17r. The codex illustrates “pere Augustin” in traditional garb of his order., French cursive on f. 16v and large capitals on f. 17r., and Based on evidence in the text, the iconography includes a monk from Tongerlo Abby near Antwerp, another from Ansewyck near Mechelen, which suggests Beligium as the place of composition. An earlier owner, Cornelia Alstede of Amsterdam, signed her name and address (in Dutch) on the verso of the front free flyleaf and indexed the whole (in French) on the recto and verso of the first leaf. A later owner identififed a handful of the images in blue ink on the black versos. Purchased by Western Michigan University Special Collections from Bruce McKittrick Rare Books, Inc.
- Date Created:
- [1700 TO 1799]
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- Remnants of glue on the back of the document, perhaps evidence of use as a pastedown of a previous display method., Several letters feature exaggerated pen-flourished ascenders and descenders., Fourteenth-century letter of Charles V of France to the keeper of the royal salt store at Vernon of the River Seine discussing salt that has been smuggled into France., French cursive documentary script, and Produced in Paris, France for Charles V and witnessed by Bonsolas (Hugues Bonsolas, secretary to the king). Bonsolas' signature is at the bottom of the document. Dated 30 November 1376. A later hand inscribed "Charles V 31 [illegible]" in the bottom left corner. In pencil at the top left inscribed within a rectangle: "31 1376 November". In pencil on the recto: "November 1376." Purchased by Special Collections, Western Michigan University from the Mackus Company, Akron, Ohio on May 12, 2012.
- Date Created:
- 1376-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- 16th century gilt-tooled arabesque binding or pasteboard, with small marks on edges of boards where clasps were once attached. Binding damaged., Upper cover of a Book of Hours containing containing a calendar, gospel readings and litany., and “1542” on last main text leaf perhaps indicating the precise date of the binding.
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- The dictionary contains a selective bibliography of Cistercian authors. and Avertissement -- Liste des collaborateurs -- Table des bibliothéques et archives -- Table chronologique des auteurs -- Table des matières -- Table des auteurs répartis par nationalité -- Table des noms de personnes -- Table des noms de lieux autres que les centres religieux.
- Date Created:
- 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- La Documentation cistercienne and Cistercian Reference Works
- Notes:
- Housed behind glass in a modern, wooden frame (190 x 300) visible on one side only; dealer's prospectus on back., Fifteenth-century, French charter of Marie of Cleaves (1426-1487), Duchess of Orleans and wife of Charles d'Orleans, confirming that her furrier, Jean Adam, has sent various cloaks and other garments through her good friend Master Pierre Sauvage, the Duke's counselor and keeper of the seals. See bibliographic file for complete transcription and translation., French secretary script (cursive media), and Written in Blois, France and dated 5 March 1440. Marie became Duchess in late 1440 so dating is from old calendar which ran from the end of March, making this 5 March 1441 according to modern calendar. Document signed by Marie at the end of the text: "Marie par le commandement de madame la duchesse", followed by elaborate scribal signature. Purchased by Special Collections, Waldo Library form Mackus Company in July of 2005.
- Date Created:
- 1441-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- Back of 500 Francs polychrome French bill, with two women possibly representing two of the seven liberal arts. The woman on the left may represent grammar, and the woman on the right may represent geometry.
- Date Created:
- 1946-09-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, worn and repaired with spine gilt on all edges., Spine with gilt decoration of an iconography of the Roman Catholic Church presenting the traditional garbs of eight ecclesiastic posts and thirty-three monastic orders (ten with both female and male members)., and Based on evidence in the text, the iconography includes a monk from Tongerlo Abby near Antwerp, another from Ansewyck near Mechelen, which suggests Beligium as the place of composition. An earlier owner, Cornelia Alstede of Amsterdam, signed her name and address (in Dutch) on the verso of the front free flyleaf and indexed the whole (in French) on the recto and verso of the first leaf. A later owner identififed a handful of the images in blue ink on the black versos. Purchased by Western Michigan University Special Collections from Bruce McKittrick Rare Books, Inc.
- Date Created:
- [1700 TO 1799]
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- Back of 50 Francs polychrome Algerian bill, with image of Algerian woman and child.
- Date Created:
- 1936-06-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
