[Book of Hours Leaf: Prayers for the Dead from the 15th Century, France?]

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Title

Main Title [Book of Hours Leaf: Prayers for the Dead from the 15th Century, France?]
Series Title Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Leaves

Date

Creation: [1401..1500]

Language

Latin

Description

Content Description: (France? 15th-century). Text displayed in single column, gothic script, initials alternating blue and burnished gold, the formers with black filigree and the latter with red. From a Book of Hours, in Latin. Lauds / Office of the Dead. Includes prayers beginning with "Generacio mea ablata est et conuoluta est a me quasi tabernaculum pastorum."

Subject

Library of Congress Subject Headings: Manuscripts.
Library of Congress Subject Headings: Manuscripts, Medieval.
Library of Congress Subject Headings: Manuscript fragments.
Library of Congress Subject Headings: Illumination of books and manuscripts.
Keyword: prayers
University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Religion - Denominations - Catholic
Keyword: Latin
Keyword: death

Coverage

Coverage Date: [1401..1500]
Place Name: France

Citation

Preferred Citation: University of North Texas Special Collections

Collection

Name: UNT Special Collections General Collection

Code: UNTA

Institution

Name: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Code: UNTA

Rights

Rights Statement: Reproduction and publication of materials in this collection are subject to the policies of the UNT Special Collections department. Copyright restrictions may apply.

Resource Type

Text

Format

Text

Identifier

Accession or Local Control No: UNTA_b6027195-017
UNT Catalog No.: b6027195
Call Number: 17) Book of Hours - 15th C - France?
Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc1836071

Note

Display Note: A teaching collection, purchased in 2018, of 37 leaves from illuminated manuscripts, 36 of which are on vellum/parchment, and one on paper. Disbound, each leaf in mylar enclosure, the whole housed in custom clam-shell with off-white cloth covering.