Extent: 170 leaves (foliated irregularly to 193, due to 23 lost leaves) : parchment, ill. ; 214 x 150 (94 x 65) mm. bound to 222 x 165 mm.
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Ms. codex. Imperfect. The leaves that have been removed probably contained miniatures. Leaves 156 recto-181 recto contain a poem in French, Les XV joies Notre-Dame (versified prayer to the Virgin Mary), which begins, "puisse venir a sa misericorde," because the first 5-1/2 lines are lacking. Missing text: Douce dame de miséricorde, mère de pitié, fontainne de touz / biens, qui portâtes Jhesu Grit neuf... Layout: Written in 12 long lines; frame-ruled in red ink. Script: Formal Gothic textual. Decoration: decorated initials (large painted letters on gold background or smaller gold letters on red or blue ground patterned in white), line-fillers, borders (French ivy rinceaux with blue and green leaves, gold pods, and occasional fruits and flowers). Binding: 19th cent., red morocco, bound by Meuthey, lettered on spine, "Livre de mariage". Origin: Written in France, second quarter of the 15th century. Provenance: Azelie Laroche at Le Blanc (ca. 1500). A.D. White (before 1878). Donated to the White Library in 1891. Former shelfmark: MSS Bd. Rare BX C36 H837 Related shelfmark: MS B.35 (De Ricci)
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