COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Document Collection
Record
Identifier:
exws_ms177_watermark02
Manuscript Identifier:
MS 177
Title:
Postilla litteralis in vetus testamentum, f. 7v watermark detail
Alternative Title:
MS 177, watermark
Author:
Nicholas, of Lyra, approximately 1270-1349
Origin Date:
between 1450 and 1475
Origin Location:
Germany
Description:
Watermark on f. 7v, cropped and enlarged, from an early fifteenth-century manuscript of Nicholas of Lyra's commentaries on nine Old Testament books, made for institutional use.
Provenance:
Written in Southern Germany, possibly Bavaria, in approximately 1450-1475 as indicated by the evidence of the watermark and script. The chained binding indicates it was in an institutional collection. Purchased by Western Michigan University's Special Collections from Les Enluminures who procured it from a private North American collection.
Extent:
252 leaves, ff. 1 and 252 serving as pastedowns
Subject:
Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--Germany
Subject:
Bible--Commentaries--Early works to 1800
Subject:
Watermarks
Subject:
Chained books
Subject:
Manuscripts, Medieval--Michigan--Kalamazoo
Language:
lat
Dimensions:
308 x 210 mm
Material:
paper
Decoration Description:
2 columns of 42-46 lines ruled in ink.
Description of Hands:
Written in cursive gothic book hand.
Is Part Of:
Manuscript 177, Western Michigan University Special Collections
Is Part Of:
Medieval Document Collection
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
Date-Issued:
2019
Type:
Image
Format:
image/tiff
Format-Extent:
9,594,240 bytes
Is Referenced By:
Dahan, Gilbert, ed. Nicolas de Lyre franciscain du XIVe siècle exégète et théologien, Collection des Études Augustiniennes. Série Moyen Âge et Temps Modernes 48, Paris, 2011.
Is Referenced By:
Gosselin, E. A. "A Listing of the Printed Editions of Nicolaus de Lyra," Traditio 26 (1970), pp. 399-426.
Access Rights:
This leaf is in the public domain. Western Michigan University holds the right to the image and reproduction. The images that are provided here are for non-profit, educational use only. For all other uses please contact Special Collections, Western Michigan University.
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Postilla litteralis in vetus testamentum, f. 7v watermark detail
