The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, KG 21

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS287

Shelfmark:

KG 21

Title:

Book of Hours (Bifolium)

Place:

Low Countries

Low Countries TGN

Date:

s. XV; 1400-1499

fifteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Latin

Latin WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Binding: Not bound.
Other decoration, Two leaves (bifolium): A recto: semi-flourished red/blue line filler, yellow wash capital letters; A verso: one-line blue initial with red flourishing, yellow capital letter washes; B recto: semi-flourished red line filler. A recto: modern pencil VA/85; B recto: modern pencil 2/89 KHSY 95; puncture holes below the 3 lines of text on B, possibly from sewing an attachment such...
Script, Two leaves (bifolium): Lettre Batarde.
Layout, Two leaves (bifolium): Leaves 161 x 122mm. Text block 98 x 76 mm. 18 lines A recto and verso, 3 lines B recto, B verso blank. Ink Ruled, 1 column.

Former Owner(s):

Unknown. Apparently purchased from Phillip Pirages, November 1987. From the collection of Karen Keel Gould (1946-2012) Gift of Lewis Gould to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in 2012 in his wife's memory.

Karen L. Gould WIKIDATA

Unknown. Apparently purchased from Phillip Pirages, November 1987. From the collection of Karen Keel Gould (1946-2012) Gift of Lewis Gould to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in 2012 in his wife's memory.

Lewis L. Gould WIKIDATA

Unknown. Apparently purchased from Phillip Pirages, November 1987. From the collection of Karen Keel Gould (1946-2012) Gift of Lewis Gould to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in 2012 in his wife's memory.

Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books & Manuscripts WIKIDATA

Note:

Two leaves: Text of a prayer hailing the wound in Christ’s side, followed by two prayers of the sort used in preparation for a journey. This bifolium may be taken from the final folios of a Book of Hours where accessory prayers frequently appear.
Incipit, B-verso / A-recto: [A verso:] comitetur Iter et actus meos diri-.
Explicit, B-verso / A-recto: [A recto:] miseris esto nunc doloris sanans si.
Incipit, A-verso / B-recto: [A verso:] comitetur Iter et actus meos diri- [B recto:] -gat et bene disponat ut cum pace sa/lute ac prosperitate reuertar ad / propria. Amen.
Explicit, A-verso / B-recto: [A recto:] Miseris esto.

Institutional Record:

https://archive.org/details/KG21_46

IIIF Manifest:

https://iiif.archivelab.org/iiif/images_KG21_46/manifest.json

Holding Institution:

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art