The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, mssHM 83695

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS10007

Shelfmark:

mssHM 83695

Title:

Crypto-Catholic Shrewsbury prayer book

Place:

England

England TGN

Date:

approximately 1590

sixteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

English

English WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 26 leaves : parchment ; 100 x 75 (94 x 73) mm

Former Owner(s):

Shrewsbury, Gilbert Talbot, Earl of, 1552-1616

Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury WIKIDATA

Shrewsbury, Mary Talbot, Countess of, 1557-1632

Mary Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury WIKIDATA

Schiff, Mortimer L

Mortimer Loeb Schiff WIKIDATA

Note:

Title supplied by cataloger.
Parchment; ii + 26 + i leaves (first and final leaves used as pastedowns). Ruled at margins. Written in a small regular italic cursive formata, 21 lines. Occasional corrections in the same hand. Catchwords in the lower right corner of recto and verso of each leaf.
Capital letters and occasional scroll flourishes in red.
Produced for Gilbert and Mary Talbot, the Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury; earl's coronet in binding indicates that it must date to after November 1590 when Gilbert succeeded as the 7th Earl of Shrewbury. Book probably passed to one of their three daughters. 19th century inscription "Dimsdale" written on inside of front cover. Remains of a bookplate on front pastedown of Mortimer Loeb Schiff...

Keyword:

Velvet bindings

Enamel bindings

Prayer books

champlevé

manuscripts (documents)

Catholic Church

Institutional Record:

https://catalog.huntington.org/record=b1864497

IIIF Manifest:

https://cdm16003.contentdm.oclc.org/iiif/p15150coll7:51698/manifest.json

Holding Institution:

The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens