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Opening page of calendar for the month of January. Entries for every line in French, alternating two red and two blue lines, with major feasts in gold. Dragon grotesque in lower margin, [f. 1r]

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Title
Opening page of calendar for the month of January. Entries for every line in French, alternating two red and two blue lines, with major feasts in gold. Dragon grotesque in lower margin, [f. 1r]
Collection

Renaissance and medieval manuscripts collection

Hours, use of Paris

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1400 - 1415
Place: Paris
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 2557
Shelf locator: MA 22
Topics
Dragons
Genres
Religious books
Manuscripts
Notes
Ownership: Owned (1567-1643) by the De Navinault family -- see birth entries on inside front cover, ff. i-ii, and inside back cover. Quaritch catalog, 1874. Lenox collection.
Content: 14 long lines per page (17 in calendar), ruled in red pencil. Catchword visible ff. 30v, 160v.
Content: 14 miniatures. Various animals appear in border designs.
Content: 1 scribe, plus noting hands at beginning and end.
Content: 2- and 3-line red and blue initials on gold fields. 1-line gold initials on red and blue fields. Gold, red and blue border designs and linefillers. Rubrics.
Content: De Ricci places this manuscript in France, s. XV. Dr. Guest places it in Paris? and dates it to the early 15th century.
Content: De Ricci, 1319. Chart by Dr. G.B. Guest.
Content: French early modern birth notices on back flyleaves and inside covers.
Content: Parchment
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12455533
MSS Unit ID: 2557
Digital Scriptorium 1.0 ID: NYPL MA 022
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 26634b90-c5cb-012f-613c-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1400: Created (Approximate)
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Opening page of calendar for the month of January. Entries for every line in French, alternating two red and two blue lines, with major feasts in gold. Dragon grotesque in lower margin" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1400 - 1415. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e410-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Opening page of calendar for the month of January. Entries for every line in French, alternating two red and two blue lines, with major feasts in gold. Dragon grotesque in lower margin" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e410-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1400 - 1415). Opening page of calendar for the month of January. Entries for every line in French, alternating two red and two blue lines, with major feasts in gold. Dragon grotesque in lower margin Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e410-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Opening page of calendar for the month of January. Entries for every line in French, alternating two red and two blue lines, with major feasts in gold. Dragon grotesque in lower margin