Western Michigan University, WMU MS 198

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS26320

Shelfmark:

WMU MS 198

Title:

Book of hours; Use in Paris

Book of hours

Author:

Catholic Church

Catholic Church WIKIDATA

Place:

Paris

Paris TGN

Date:

approximately 15th century

fifteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Text in Latin

Latin WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 196 leaves

Note:

Ms. codex.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Binding: tightly rebound in red velvet over boards, significantly worn. Missing clasp. Significant rodent, worm and possibly ink-burn damage to some pages with loss of text.
Decoration: Most sections open with full page miniatures of saints in gold-camaieu frames surrounded by achanthus flowers. Four-line initials at the beginning of each section in gold with floral decoration. Two-line initials through alternating blue and gold with alternating blue and red frames and white penwork. One-line initials throughout in blue with red pen-florishes. Some one-line...
Purchased from James Gray Bookseller (633J) by Western Michigan University Special Collections in 2023.

Keyword:

devotional literature

devotional calendars

Early works

Devotional literature

decorated initials

books of hours

Books of hours

France--Paris

Fifteenth century

Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)

Michigan--Kalamazoo

Manuscripts, Latin

Manuscripts, Medieval

France

Illumination of books and manuscripts

Catholic Church

Prayers and devotions

Institutional Record:

https://primo-pmtna01.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/4vcoc/01WMU_ALMA21377996710002436

IIIF Manifest:

https://luna.library.wmich.edu/luna/servlet/iiif/m/WMUwmu~77~77~1222671~163280/manifest

Holding Institution:

Western Michigan University