Details

Subjects:

Catholic Church -- Prayers and devotions -- French.
Catholic Church.
Bible. Psalms.
Devotional literature.

Form/Genre:

Codices.
Prayers.
Prayer books.
Manuscripts, French.
Manuscripts, Renaissance.
Prayers and devotions.
Devotional literature.

Language:

French and German.

Summary:

Prayers for various occasions, for example, "Oraison extrait de plusiers histoires bien devotes premierement pour dire le matinen se levant" (f. 8r), "Autre oraison pour prier pour la grâce de Dieu" (f. 10r), "Oraison pour prier pour tout ses bons amis et pour soi-même" (f. 12v), and "Oraison et confession," several times (f. 8r-35v). Second part, "Arguments des Psaumes," with prayers and a section of paraphrases of psalms (f. 41r-90r). Third part comprised of 3 prayers in German (f. 92r-94r).

Notes:

Ms. codex.
Title supplied by cataloger (Zacour-Hirsch).
Foliation: Paper, 126; [1-126]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.
Script: Written in a German cursive script by one hand, except perhaps German prayers (f. 92r-94r) which appear to be in a second hand (Zacour-Hirsch), and some notes in a third hand signed ghy Aelle[?] (f. 4r, 90v).
Binding: Contemporary blind-stamped calf, with remnants of cloth ties.
Origin: Written in Belgium[?], ca. 1571 (f. 2r).

Penn Provenance:

Former owners are included the following inscriptions found in the beginning of the manuscript: Espoir conforte, Antoinne de Harnin; N'espoir né craincte, Max. de Borssélé, 1571 (f. 2r); Ac lede snyd croijs, contre fortune...Aelle[?]; Ariere de Fossees, 1571 (f. 4r); Soufrir pour parvenir, Richard de Merode, 1573 (f. 5r).
Purchased, 1962.

Cited in:

Described in Zacour, Norman P. and Hirsch, Rudolf. Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Libraries of the University of Pennsylvania to 1800 (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1965), p. 70 (Ms. French 81).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Codex 656

OCLC:

209990561