COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Document Collection
Record
Identifier:
exwsms119_1r
Manuscript Identifier:
MS 119
Title:
Two Breviary Leaves
Alternative Title:
MS 119, leaf 1, recto
Incipit:
In quacumque die inuocauero
Origin Date:
s. XV² (between 1450 and 1499)
Origin Location:
Italy
Description:
Two leaves, not conjugate, containing the portions of a Psalter: Psalms 55-56 on leaf 1; and Psalms 104-105 on leaf 2. Ink is flaking from hair side; initials on second leaf are unfinished.
Provenance:
Probably written in Italy sometime between 1450 and 1500. Purchased by Special Collections, Waldo Library from Mackus Company, Fairlawn Ohio in May of 2003.
Manuscript Parts:
Leaf I: Psalms 55-56; Leaf II: Psalms 104-105.
Extent:
2 leaves, not conjugate
Subject:
Manuscripts, Latin--Italy
Subject:
Catholic Church--Liturgy
Subject:
Breviaries
Subject:
Psalms
Subject:
Manuscripts, Medieval
Subject:
Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--Michigan--Kalamazoo
Language:
lat
Dimensions:
197 x 134 mm (framed 280 x 360 mm)
Material:
parchment
Binding:
Housed in a modern, mat frame with two windows, visible on one side only. Leaves were excised from the same manuscript but are not conjugate.
Decoration Description:
Rubricated in red. Contains 1-line blue and gold initials passim throughout. On leaf I: 2-line blue and red pen flourished initial M. On leaf II blank space for a 2-line initial. Very small letters at regular intervals alongside the text.
Description of Hands:
Written in gothic southern textualis libraria (rotunda).
Is Part Of:
Medieval Document Collection
Is Part Of:
Manuscript 119, Western Michigan University Special Collections
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
Date-Issued:
2013
Type:
Text
Format:
image/tiff
Format-Extent:
207,043,353 bytes
Access Rights:
These leaves are 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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Two Breviary Leaves
