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[Leaf from Miniature Prayer Book, 15th Century, Netherlands]

Description: Leaf from a miniature prayer book in Old Dutch (The Netherlands, 15th-century). Text appears in a single column, late gothic script. The present leaf contains prayers for the "Heilige Jonc frauwen" Saint Gertrude and Saint Margaret. Note the scribe misspelled the girl's name as "Gertgtruyt" to which he/she/they made an unobtrusive correction. This item is unique in its collection, of the 37 leaves from this acquisition made in 2018, this is the only one on paper.
Date: [1401..1500]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Manuscript Leaf 15th Century, Northern Netherlands]

Description: 15th-century Book of Hours originating from the Nothern Netherlands [Utrecht], ca. 1430s. Dutch text from the Long Hours of the Cross displayed in single column, 19 lines, gothic book hand. Rubrics in red, capitals struck with red, eight one-line initials in red or blue, verso with one three-line initial in burnished gold embellished with red penwork and extensions' full border composed of a vertical bar border of burnished gold and blue with white tracery, the bars with hairline stems emanatin… more
Date: [1430..1439]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Postcard of Amsterdam Fire Department on a Boat]

Description: Postcard of the Amsterdam Fire Department aboard a boat. The boat has smoke rising from exhaust pipes, and it is towing a smaller boat seen behind it. The back of the photograph has a handwritten note from the sender that says, "Thanks for cards. I hope you like these. Many salutations [...]"
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Rotterdam Fire Department]

Description: Postcard of fire fighters carrying ladders via handcarts. A handwritten message to the recipient on the back of the postcard says, "I was for a few days out of town. I could not answer directly. This is our old type of fire brigade, but we have also the newer auto steam brigade. Please send me some few about farming [...]"
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas
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