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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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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

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1450 - 1475
Place: Besançon, France
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 2557
Shelf locator: MA 41
Topics
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.
Type of Resource
Text
Text
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12455533
MSS Unit ID: 2557
Digital Scriptorium 1.0 ID: NYPL MA 041
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 57916070-c5cb-012f-7471-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1450: Created (Approximate)
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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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" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1450 - 1475. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e498-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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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 Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e498-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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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