COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Document Collection
Record
Identifier:
exwsms119_2v
Manuscript Identifier:
MS 119
Title:
Two Breviary Leaves
Alternative Title:
MS 119, leaf 2, verso
Origin Date:
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:
The leaves are presumed to have been 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
Subject:
Catholic Church--Liturgy--Texts
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:
207,040,953 bytes
Rights Statement:
Rights Status:
No Copyright - United States
Access Rights:
Digital reproduction published by Western Michigan University and made available for private study, scholarship or research use under applicable U.S. Law. Access to digital reproductions provided by Special Collections at Zhang Legacy Collections Center, Western Michigan University.
Two Breviary Leaves
