Franklin

Book of hours leaf, 1400s.

Author/Creator:
Catholic Church.
Publication:
1400s.
Format/Description:
Manuscript
1 item (1 leaf) : parchment ; 170 x 130 mm
Contained In:
Manuscript Fragment Collection. Folder 27
Status/Location:
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Subjects:
Catholic Church -- Prayers and devotions -- Early works to 1800.
Catholic Church.
Form/Genre:
Fragments (object portions)
Books of hours.
Manuscripts, Latin.
Manuscripts, Medieval.
Manuscripts, Renaissance.
Prayers and devotions.
Prayers.
Devotional literature.
Language:
In Latin.
Summary:
Vellum leaf from a book of hours in 13 long lines. Initials are in alternating red and blue ink, with abstract line fillers in red and blue ink. The text is from the Office of the Dead, containing Psalm 40.9-14. Written in France in the 15th century.
Local notes:
Lawrence J. Schoenberg & Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative.
Penn Provenance:
Formerly owned by Lawrence J. Schoenberg, LJS 125.
Gift of Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2008.
Contributor:
Schoenberg, Lawrence J., former owner.
Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
OCLC:
238234922