COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Document Collection
mediaCollectionId
WMUwmu~77~77
Medieval Document Collection
Collection
true
Identifier:
exwsms174_bk
resource_identifier
exwsms174_bk
Identifier
false
Manuscript Identifier:
MS 174
manuscript_identifier
MS 174
Manuscript Identifier
false
Title:
Saint Agnes holding her attribute, historiated initial on a Leaf from a Prayer Book
title
Saint Agnes holding her attribute, historiated initial on a Leaf from a Prayer Book
Title
false
Alternative Title:
Prayer Book Leaf
alternate_title
Prayer Book Leaf
Alternative Title
false
Incipit:
[rubric] De sancta agnete virginis et martiris oratio [text] O gemma pudicicie virginitatis speculum iubar innocencie puritatis spectaclum? duc ad triu[m]phum glorie nos agnes ad agniculum
incipit
[rubric] De sancta agnete virginis et martiris oratio [text] O gemma pudicicie virginitatis speculum iubar innocencie puritatis spectaclum? duc ad triu[m]phum glorie nos agnes ad agniculum
Incipit
false
Origin Date:
ca. 1440-1460
date_original
ca. 1440-1460
Origin Date
false
Origin Location:
South Germany
location__creation_site_
South Germany
Origin Location
false
Description:
Single leaf from a devotional Prayer Book featuring St. Agnes holding a lamb enclosed in an illuminated initial O. Text opens with a prayer to St. Agnes for the Feast of St. Agnes, celebrated on January 21.
description
Single leaf from a devotional Prayer Book featuring St. Agnes holding a lamb enclosed in an illuminated initial O. Text opens with a prayer to St. Agnes for the Feast of St. Agnes, celebrated on January 21.
Description
false
Provenance:
"The illumination on recto is in the style named Nonnenarbeiten (see J. Hamburger, Nuns as Artists, the Visual Culture of a Medieval Convent, 1997), and associated with predominantly female monastic decoration of their own devotional books." --from dealer description on inside cover of the frame.
provenance
"The illumination on recto is in the style named Nonnenarbeiten (see J. Hamburger, Nuns as Artists, the Visual Culture of a Medieval Convent, 1997), and associated with predominantly female monastic decoration of their own devotional books." --from dealer description on inside cover of the frame.
Provenance
false
Extent:
1 leaf
extent
1 leaf
Extent
false
Subject:
Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions--Early works to 1800
subject
Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions--Early works to 1800
Subject
false
Subject:
Agnes, Saint, Martyr
subject
Agnes, Saint, Martyr
Subject
false
Subject:
Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)
subject
Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)
Subject
false
Subject:
Manuscripts, Medieval--Germany--15th century
subject
Manuscripts, Medieval--Germany--15th century
Subject
false
Subject:
Textura (Gothic script)
subject
Textura (Gothic script)
Subject
false
Subject:
Illuminated manuscripts--Germany--15th century
subject
Illuminated manuscripts--Germany--15th century
Subject
false
Subject:
Historiated initials
subject
Historiated initials
Subject
false
Subject:
detached leaves
subject
detached leaves
Subject
false
Language:
lat
language
lat
Language
false
Dimensions:
118 x 89 mm
section_title_english
118 x 89 mm
Dimensions
false
Material:
parchment
book_type
parchment
Material
false
Foliation:
f. 1r-v
features
f. 1r-v
Foliation
false
Binding:
Housed in a mat frame (160 x 110 mm).
binding
Housed in a mat frame (160 x 110 mm).
Binding
false
Decoration Description:
6-line historiated and illuminated initial painting of St. Agnes of Rome with a simple white face and rosy cheeks, holding a lamb possibly in the Nonnenarbeiten style, which is associated with predominately female monastic deocation of their devotional books. Rubrication in red. On verso, a 2-line intial O decorated in red with faded brown pen florishes.
decoration
6-line historiated and illuminated initial painting of St. Agnes of Rome with a simple white face and rosy cheeks, holding a lamb possibly in the Nonnenarbeiten style, which is associated with predominately female monastic deocation of their devotional books. Rubrication in red. On verso, a 2-line intial O decorated in red with faded brown pen florishes.
Decoration Description
false
Description of Hands:
1 column of 14-15 lines ruled in dry point written in Gothic Textualis script.
description_of_hands
1 column of 14-15 lines ruled in dry point written in Gothic Textualis script.
Description of Hands
false
Is Part Of:
Medieval Document Collection
original_manuscript
Medieval Document Collection
Is Part Of
false
Is Part Of:
Manuscript 174, Western Michigan University Special Collections
original_manuscript
Manuscript 174, Western Michigan University Special Collections
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:
Hamburger, Jeffrey F. “Nuns as Artists, the Visual Culture of a Medieval Convent.” University of California Press: 1997.
bibliography
Hamburger, Jeffrey F. “Nuns as Artists, the Visual Culture of a Medieval Convent.” University of California Press: 1997.
Is Referenced By
false
Rights:
Copyright 2019 Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, all rights reserved. The digital version is available for educational use under 'Fair Use' guidelines. For additional permission and further information contact the WMU Libraries.
rights_management
Copyright 2019 Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, all rights reserved. The digital version is available for educational use under 'Fair Use' guidelines. For additional permission and further information contact the WMU Libraries.
Rights
false