Ohio University, pftp-009

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS30459

Shelfmark:

pftp-009

Title:

Religious manuscript, Germany, circa 1450 (PftP leaf: s01, f009)

Religious text

Place:

Germany

Germany TGN

Date:

1450 circa

fifteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Latin

Latin WIKIDATA

Material:

Vellum (parchment)

Parchment AAT

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 leaf; Vellum (parchment); 14.6 cm x 10.3 cm

Note:

Script: Gothic
Decoration: Initials (layout features); Long-line format; Rubrics;
Provenance: This leaf is from a portfolio compiled by The Foliophiles Inc. and issued as a limited edition under the title "Pages from the past: Original leaves from rare books and manuscripts."
Provenance: The set of leaves belonging to Ohio University is number 18 of 20 in "Portfolio set I: History of the written word."
Provenance: The transcribed labels accompanying these leaves were originally written by The Foliophiles, Inc., a now-defunct New York association of rare book dealers that was also known as the Society of Foliophiles.
Provenance: Between 1925 and 1968 The Foliophiles disbound hundreds of historical texts and assembled them into several thematic portfolio sets.
Provenance: These were then issued in “editions” of between 15 and 200 leaves. Universities across America subsequently purchased these portfolios as teaching tools.
Provenance: While a small number of the selected leaves come from other cultures, the vast majority are from European texts. The collecting and marketing practices of The Foliophiles reflect the values of the members of the association and the contemporary American rare book market.
Provenance: Original descriptions, therefore, may contain outdated language, speculation, or inaccurate information.
The following text is based on the original seller's label. FROM A GERMAN MANUSCRIPT on vellum
circa 1450, written in an upright, careful gothic German
A religious work
Such manuscripts served as the fountain of all learning until the advent of printing
thereafter to die out in a few score years
Of the many combinations of paper and vellum, printing and manuscript, only the printing on paper has survived today to serve as a recorder of history
The blue and red initial letters have retained clarity despite the hard usage to which this little book was obviously put
© 1964, T.F.I.
Pages from the Past, Set I: History of the written word
This leaf - the front (recto) and back (verso) of a single sheet of velum removed from a book which has been deconstructed - is drawn from a religious text manufactured in Germany around 1450 AD.
The leaf itself measures 5.75 by 4 inches, making it smaller than a trade paperback.
The text is an example of Gothic script, a bookhand that emphasizes sharp vertical lines and which sports a distinctive diamond shaped period.
The scribe has utilized vivid red and blue inks to form the capitals.
Of note on the verso are two duller capitals, likely written in terre verte or “Green Earth,” a dull green pigment produced from clay containing natural aluminum, magnesium, and iron silicates.
The psalter is a liturgical work that first came into use in the early sixth century AD.
Psalters contain the biblical Book of Psalms, arranged in a deliberate order to facilitate Christian worship.
Medieval psalters were arranged according to the Rule of Saint Benedict.
The psalter would be performed as part of the Liturgy of the Hours, a series of eight points - the canonical ‘hours’ - throughout each day during which monks would recite psalms.
This particular leaf contains the text of Psalm 39:14-40:8, which would have been recited by monks following the Benedictine rule at Matins on Mondays - during the night, typically around 2 AM.

Keyword:

religious texts

Manuscripts

Institutional Record:

http://media.library.ohio.edu/digital/collection/p15808coll19/id/338

IIIF Manifest:

https://media.library.ohio.edu/iiif/2/p15808coll19:338/manifest.json

Holding Institution:

Ohio University