Book of hours bifolium, 1400s.

Format:

Manuscript

Contributor:

Schoenberg, Lawrence J., former owner.

Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

Latin

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions--Early works to 1800.

Catholic Church.

Genre:

fragments (object portions)

books of hours

Manuscripts, Latin.

Manuscripts, Medieval.

Manuscripts, Renaissance.

Prayers and devotions.

Prayers.

Devotional literature.

Penn Provenance:

Formerly owned by Lawrence J. Schoenberg, LJS 114.

Gift of Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2008.

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf) : parchment ; 175 x 240 mm

Contained In:

Manuscript Fragment Collection. Folder 23

Place of Publication:

1400s.

Language Note:

In Latin.

Summary:

Vellum non-consecutive bifolium from a book of hours. Includes portions from the Gospel lesson from Matthew and the matins of the Office of the Virgin. Written in 15 long lines in a Gothic hand with red, blue and gold initials. Written in France in the 15th century.

Local Notes:

Lawrence J. Schoenberg & Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative.

OCLC:

236107024

Online:

The Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative Fund Home Page