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Opening page with border decoration, initials, linefillers and blue lettering, [f. 1r]

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COLLECTION
Renaissance and medieval manuscripts collection

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SUB-COLLECTION
Book of Hours

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Title
Opening page with border decoration, initials, linefillers and blue lettering, [f. 1r]
Collection

Renaissance and medieval manuscripts collection

Book of Hours

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1490 - 1510
Place: France
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 2557
Shelf locator: MA 57
Topics
Borders (Ornament Areas)
Flowers -- 1400-1499
Genres
Religious books
Manuscripts
Notes
Ownership: Arms of the Hericourt family (Artois). Bought by Tumin at sale in Paris, 1870. R.L. Stuart collection, bequeathed 1892.
Content: 1 scribe.
Content: 29 long lines per page, ruled in very light red pencil.
Content: De Ricci dates this manuscript to the 16th century, Dr. Guest to ca. 1500. Binding is too fragile to photograph miniature.
Content: De Ricci, 1323. Chart by Dr. G.B. Guest.
Content: Insects and birds in borders, ff. 1 and 32. Miniature of flagellation of Christ, f. 31v.
Content: Large white or blue initials on gold or red fields. Medium gold initials on blue fields. Small gold initials on red and blue fields. Red/gold and blue/gold linefillers. Rubrics.
Content: Parchment
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 057
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7c3a1790-c5cb-012f-4dd2-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1490: Created (Approximate)
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Opening page with border decoration, initials, linefillers and blue lettering" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1490 - 1510. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e4f8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Opening page with border decoration, initials, linefillers and blue lettering" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e4f8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1490 - 1510). Opening page with border decoration, initials, linefillers and blue lettering Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e4f8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Opening page with border decoration, initials, linefillers and blue lettering