Western Michigan University, WMU MS 165

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS6436

Shelfmark:

WMU MS 165

Title:

Book of hours

Author:

Catholic Church

Catholic Church WIKIDATA

Place:

France

France TGN

Date:

between 1450-1499

fifteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Text in French and Latin

French WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: ff. i + 171 + i : parchment ; 115 x 74 mm

Note:

Ms. codex.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Binding: 16th century gilt-tooled arabesque binding or pasteboard, with small marks on edges of boards where clasps were once attached. Binding damaged, and on f. 8 the top of leaf is cut with loss of text.
Decoration: Historiated initial of the Virgin and Saint Anne.
"1542" on last main text leaf perhaps indicating the precise date of the binding.

Keyword:

decorated initials

devotional calendars

Devotional literature

books of hours

Manuscripts, Latin

Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)

Catholic Church

Books of hours

Historiated initials

Manuscripts, Medieval

Illumination of books and manuscripts

Institutional Record:

https://primo-pmtna01.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/4vcoc/01WMU_ALMA21352736030002436

IIIF Manifest:

https://luna.library.wmich.edu/luna/servlet/iiif/m/WMUwmu~77~77~1222563~160269/manifest

Holding Institution:

Western Michigan University