Sister Marie Ségvier (scribe) Colophon in French Binding: Original red morocco, in the corners of the sides olive branch festoons issuing from cupids' heads, in the center an oval of olive branches lettered on the top S MARIE, and on the lower cover SEGVIER, gilt edges, in cloth case Layout: Musical notation on four-line staves; 18 lines, or 6 staves plus text per page; ruled in red ink; written area: 117 x 70 mm Script: Gothic--textualis semi-quadrata Decoration: Full border of naturalistic flowers and fruits on a camaïeu d'or ground (fol. 1r); decorative initials throughout in camaïeu d'or, camaïeu gris and colors; rubrication throughout Related resource: De Ricci, Seymour, with the assistance of W. J. Wilson, Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the United States and Canada, vol. 2 (New York,: H. W. Wilson, 1935-40), p. 2033, no. 180. Related resource: Free Library of Philadelphia, A Descriptive Catalogue of the John Frederick Lewis Collection of European Manuscripts in the Free Library of Philadelphia, compiled by Edwin Wolf, 2 nd , with an introduction by Dr. A.S.W. Rosenbach (Philadelphia: The Free Library, 1937), p. 194, no. 180. Provenance: Made by Sister Marie Ségvier, Couvent de Cordelières, Bourg Saint-Marcel, Paris, 1603; Henkels sale, ca. 1910, no. 260 or 280 (as "Hours"); (directly to?) John Frederick Lewis, Philadelphia; given by his widow, Anne Baker Lewis, to the Free Library of Philadelphia in 1936
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