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Office of the dead, with historiated initial of a grining skeleton seated on a tomb, with skulls of a pope and an emperor, [f. 17r]

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Renaissance and medieval manuscripts collection

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Officium Mortuorum

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Office of the dead, with historiated initial of a grining skeleton seated on a tomb, with skulls of a pope and an emperor

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Title
Office of the dead, with historiated initial of a grining skeleton seated on a tomb, with skulls of a pope and an emperor, [f. 17r]
Additional title: Office of the dead, large initial and border design, rubric, 1-line initials
Names
Binago, Hieronymus de (Scribe)
Collection

Renaissance and medieval manuscripts collection

Officium Mortuorum

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1509
Place: Italy
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 2557
Shelf locator: MA 89
Genres
Religious books
Manuscripts
Notes
Ownership: R.L. Stuart collection (no. 452), bequeathed 1892.
Content: De Ricci, 1329. Chart by Dr. G.B. Guest.
Content: 1509 June 25
Content: 15 long lines or 5 lines of music and 5-lines of text. Ruled in pencil and in red, occasional catchword visible.
Content: Parchment
Content: 3-line initials in red/blue/green on gold fields with human figures; elaborate green vines extend into borders.
Content: Rubrics. 1- and 2-line red and blue initials with opposing color penwork.
Content: De Ricci dates to 25 June 1509, Dr. Guest to 1509 from note on f. 101v.
Content: 1 scribe.
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 089
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): da4b7290-c5cb-012f-17ba-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1509: Created
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1509). Office of the dead, with historiated initial of a grining skeleton seated on a tomb, with skulls of a pope and an emperor Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e635-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Office of the dead, with historiated initial of a grining skeleton seated on a tomb, with skulls of a pope and an emperor