Book of hours leaf, 1400s

Contributor:

Schoenberg, Lawrence J. (former owner)

Name:

Catholic Church

Date:

1400

Description:

Vellum leaf from a book of hours in 13 long lines. Initials are in alternating red and blue ink, with abstract line fillers in red and blue ink. The text is from the Office of the Dead, containing Psalm 40.9-14. Written in France in the 15th century.

Language:

Latin

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Lawrence J. Schoenberg, LJS 125.; Gift of Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2008.

Relation:

The Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative Fund Home Page: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366278

Subject:

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

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Fragments (object portions); Books of hours; Manuscripts, Latin; Manuscripts, Medieval; Manuscripts, Renaissance; Prayers and devotions; Prayers; Devotional literature

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf) : parchment; 170 x 130 mm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Lawrence J. Schoenberg & Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative.; In Latin.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 591 Folder 27

Collection:

Manuscript Fragment Collection; Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection (University of Pennsylvania)