COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Document Collection
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WMUwmu~77~77
Medieval Document Collection
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Identifier:
exws_nb_ms002_bk
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exws_nb_ms002_bk
Identifier
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Manuscript Identifier:
Newberry / WMU MS 2
manuscript_identifier
Newberry / WMU MS 2
Manuscript Identifier
false
Title:
Dominican Sister’s Office Book
title
Dominican Sister’s Office Book
Title
false
Alternative Title:
Newberry Library. Manuscript. Case MS 160
alternate_title
Newberry Library. Manuscript. Case MS 160
Alternative Title
false
Alternative Title:
Western Michigan University / Newberry Library. Joint Purchase. MS 2
alternate_title
Western Michigan University / Newberry Library. Joint Purchase. MS 2
Alternative Title
false
Author:
Catholic Church
author
Catholic Church
Author
false
Origin Date:
ca. 1450-1469?
date_original
ca. 1450-1469?
Origin Date
false
Origin Location:
Nuremberg (Germany)?
location__creation_site_
Nuremberg (Germany)?
Origin Location
false
Description:
Manual or office book compiled for a Dominican nunnery, probably in Nuremberg during the third quarter of the 15th century, possibly between 1450 and 1469. The compilation of liturgies and prayers includes the Communion for the sick; Extreme Unction to be offered in the death of a sister; the Mass for the dead; various litanies of saints, with multiple references to St. Dominic, and local German saints such as St. Cunegund (whose relics are in Bamberg); St. Heinrich (Henry II, husband of Cunegund, also of Bamberg); and St. Sebald (patron saint of Nuremberg). Also included are diagrams in lower margins, written in German, outlining the stages of liturgical processions in the nunnery. Rubrics refer to “swester”, and Latin prayers are written in the feminine case.
description
Manual or office book compiled for a Dominican nunnery, probably in Nuremberg during the third quarter of the 15th century, possibly between 1450 and 1469. The compilation of liturgies and prayers includes the Communion for the sick; Extreme Unction to be offered in the death of a sister; the Mass for the dead; various litanies of saints, with multiple references to St. Dominic, and local German saints such as St. Cunegund (whose relics are in Bamberg); St. Heinrich (Henry II, husband of Cunegund, also of Bamberg); and St. Sebald (patron saint of Nuremberg). Also included are diagrams in lower margins, written in German, outlining the stages of liturgical processions in the nunnery. Rubrics refer to “swester”, and Latin prayers are written in the feminine case.
Description
false
Provenance:
Jointly purchased by Western Michigan University and the Newberry Library in 1996.
provenance
Jointly purchased by Western Michigan University and the Newberry Library in 1996.
Provenance
false
Extent:
58 leaves
extent
58 leaves
Extent
false
Subject:
Catholic Church--Liturgy--Texts--Manuscripts
subject
Catholic Church--Liturgy--Texts--Manuscripts
Subject
false
Subject:
Gregorian chants
subject
Gregorian chants
Subject
false
Subject:
Music--Manuscripts
subject
Music--Manuscripts
Subject
false
Subject:
Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions--Early works to 1800
subject
Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions--Early works to 1800
Subject
false
Subject:
Dominican Sisters--Liturgy--Texts--Early works to 1800
subject
Dominican Sisters--Liturgy--Texts--Early works to 1800
Subject
false
Subject:
Dominicans Sisters--Prayers and devotions--Early works to 1800
subject
Dominicans Sisters--Prayers and devotions--Early works to 1800
Subject
false
Subject:
Prayer books--Early works to 1800
subject
Prayer books--Early works to 1800
Subject
false
Subject:
Manuscripts, Latin
subject
Manuscripts, Latin
Subject
false
Subject:
Manuscripts, German
subject
Manuscripts, German
Subject
false
Subject:
Liturgies
subject
Liturgies
Subject
false
Language:
lat
language
lat
Language
false
Language:
ger
language
ger
Language
false
Dimensions:
175 x 130 mm
section_title_english
175 x 130 mm
Dimensions
false
Material:
parchment
book_type
parchment
Material
false
Foliation:
ff. 1r-58r
features
ff. 1r-58r
Foliation
false
Binding:
Contemporary brown leather boards; two concentric double blind-ruled borders, filled with blind-stamped shell and flower ornaments; diapered center panel, lozenges containing blind-stamped flower and eagle ornaments; brass and leather strap-and-pin fastener; front and back pastedowns are parchment leaves; engraving of a saint’s deathbed scene removed from another text and affixed to front pastedown. In a green cloth clamshell box, with green leather spine.
binding
Contemporary brown leather boards; two concentric double blind-ruled borders, filled with blind-stamped shell and flower ornaments; diapered center panel, lozenges containing blind-stamped flower and eagle ornaments; brass and leather strap-and-pin fastener; front and back pastedowns are parchment leaves; engraving of a saint’s deathbed scene removed from another text and affixed to front pastedown. In a green cloth clamshell box, with green leather spine.
Binding
false
Decoration Description:
Text in gothic liturgical book hand in black ink, lightly ruled in brown, with first and last one or two horizontal rules extending to edge of leaf; prickings visible along fore-edge of leaves; 18 lines per page; headings, superscript corrections, and ceremonial instructions in red; sentence initials touched in red; alternating red and blue capitals; footnotes in German in brown, with sentences touched in red; catchwords in brown, circled in red.
decoration
Text in gothic liturgical book hand in black ink, lightly ruled in brown, with first and last one or two horizontal rules extending to edge of leaf; prickings visible along fore-edge of leaves; 18 lines per page; headings, superscript corrections, and ceremonial instructions in red; sentence initials touched in red; alternating red and blue capitals; footnotes in German in brown, with sentences touched in red; catchwords in brown, circled in red.
Decoration Description
false
Description of Hands:
Gothic liturgical book hand
description_of_hands
Gothic liturgical book hand
Description of Hands
false
Musical Notation:
Chant music included throughout test; music arranged on red 4-line staves with square notation in black; Latin words.
musical_notation
Chant music included throughout test; music arranged on red 4-line staves with square notation in black; Latin words.
Musical Notation
false
Additions and Marginalia:
Marginalia in different hands in German
additions_and_marginalia
Marginalia in different hands in German
Additions and Marginalia
false
Is Part Of:
Newberry Library
original_manuscript
Newberry Library
Is Part Of
false
Is Part Of:
Medieval Document Collection
original_manuscript
Medieval Document Collection
Is Part Of
false
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
contributing_institution
Western Michigan University
Publisher
false
Date-Issued:
2019
date_digital
2019
Date-Issued
false
Type:
Text
type
Text
Type
false
Format:
image/jp2
format
image/jp2
Format
false
Is Referenced By:
Newberry Library. “Dominican Sisters’ office book.” Newberry Online Catalog. https://i-share.car… (accessed: July 30, 2019).
bibliography
Newberry Library. “Dominican Sisters’ office book.” Newberry Online Catalog. https://i-share.carli.illinois.edu/vf-nby/Record/NBYdb.182857 (accessed: July 30, 2019).
Is Referenced By
false
Rights:
No copyright. Digital access provided by Western Michigan University Libraries.
rights_management
No copyright. Digital access provided by Western Michigan University Libraries.
Rights
false