Benedictiones pro shedulis Im[m]aculatae Conceptionis Beatissimae V[irginis] Mariae, antiphona etc

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1700

Description:

Collection of Latin benedictions, prayers and hymns to the Virgin Mary and for exorcisms. Examples of these include "Exorcismus super chartam, calamum, atramentum, sigillum, contra omnia maleficia probatissimus & expertissumus" (f. 3r), "Benedictio ultima super chartam et atramentum simul" (f. 17v), and "Post hunc exorcismum recitabis super chartam, calamum & atramentum sequentes psalmos" (f. 12r).

Language:

Latin

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Henry Charles Lea (bookplate, inside upper cover).; Lea, Henry Charles, 1825-1909, former owner.

Subject:

Catholic Church -- Prayers and devotions -- Early works to 1800; Catholic Church; Exorcism -- Early works to 1800; Exorcism

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); codices (bound manuscripts); prayers (compositions); Manuscripts, Latin; Manuscripts, European; devotional literature

Physical Description:

28 leaves : paper; 158 x 95 mm bound to 165 x 100 mm

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title from title page (f. 1r).; Pagination: Paper, 28 leaves; 1-14, [15-28, 24-28 blank]; contemporary foliation in ink, modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.; Layout: Block text with centered section headings.; Script: Written in two cursive hands (f. 1r-15v, 15v-24v).; Decoration: Small Teutonic crosses throughout text and margins. Large flourish on f. 3r, possibly signature.; Binding: Modern brown quarter morocco (Zacour-Hirsch).; Origin: Possibly written in Germany, ca. 1700 (Zacour-Hirsch).; Latin

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 1192