Leaf from a 16th century Prayer Book in Latin

Notes:

Leaf excised from a larger manuscript., 5-line decorated initial in blue on red, enclosing foliage and strawberry, with gold pen florishes. Three-quarter border of acanthus motif in gold, blue, green and red, partially cropped. Rubric in red., Text begins with a prepartory prayer before the Sacramental Confession, from the Paradisus Animae. Text at the enlarged inital begins the Obsecro te (I beseech Thee) prayer, a prayer to the Virgin., 1 column of 25 lines ruled in red ink and written in Cursiva Formata (bastarda) script., and "acq. Ex gold S.L. '65" --from dealership description. Accompanying documentation notes the leaf was purchased by Tom Krol from David Grath in early 1980s. The inclusion of the latter prayer, Obsecro te, helps date this manuscript fragment to the late 15th century.

Date Created:

[1400 TO 1499]

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern), Manuscripts, Medieval--France--15th century, Books of Hours--France--15th century, Decorated initials, bastarda, and detached leaves

Language:

lat

Rights:

Copyright 2019 Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, all rights reserved. The digital version is available for educational use under 'Fair Use' guidelines. For additional permission and further information contact the WMU Libraries.

URL:

https://luna.library.wmich.edu/luna/servlet/detail/WMUwmu~77~77~1222516~160224