COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
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Man4MedievalVC~4~4
Medieval Collection
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Image Number:
Bookreader Latin MS 21
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Bookreader Latin MS 21
Image Number
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Reference Number:
Latin MS 21
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Latin MS 21
Reference Number
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Parent Work Title:
Horae, Mary Queen of Scots
parent_work_title
Horae, Mary Queen of Scots
Parent Work Title
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Translated Parent Work Title:
Book of Hours (Mary Queen of Scots)
translated_parent_work_title
Book of Hours (Mary Queen of Scots)
Translated Parent Work Title
false
Date Created:
15th century [late]
date_created
15th century [late]
Date Created
false
Description:
Horae (Mary, Queen of Scots), fifteenth century Latin manuscript, Book of Hours bound in modern green velvet case; 16 lines to a page, in an Italian Gothic hand; Flemish scribe. Decorated with pictures and borders of fluid gold wit birds (peacocks notably), natural flowers and fruit. These borders are divided into panels by gold frames and these panels have grounds of blue or purple-red. Italian Gothic hand; Flemish scribe. The book of devotion has bee the property of Mary, Queen of Scots. On two pages she has written inscriptions in French; the first is on page 113: "Mon Dieu Cofondez mes ennemys". The other, on page 124: " Dieu viuant mon seul Juge olyez mes plainctes & mes gemissementz.".
description
Horae (Mary, Queen of Scots), fifteenth century Latin manuscript, Book of Hours bound in modern green velvet case; 16 lines to a page, in an Italian Gothic hand; Flemish scribe. Decorated with pictures and borders of fluid gold wit birds (peacocks notably), natural flowers and fruit. These borders are divided into panels by gold frames and these panels have grounds of blue or purple-red. Italian Gothic hand; Flemish scribe. The book of devotion has bee the property of Mary, Queen of Scots. On two pages she has written inscriptions in French; the first is on page 113: "Mon Dieu Cofondez mes ennemys". The other, on page 124: " Dieu viuant mon seul Juge olyez mes plainctes & mes gemissementz.".
Description
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Language Code:
lat
language
lat
Language Code
false
Language:
Latin
Subject:
Religion
subject
Religion
Subject
false
Subject:
Christianity
subject
Christianity
Subject
false
Subject:
Bible. Old Testament
subject
Bible. Old Testament
Subject
false
Subject:
Bookbinding
subject
Bookbinding
Subject
false
Subject:
Books of hours
subject
Books of hours
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
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Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Miniatures (paintings)
sub_category
Miniatures (paintings)
Sub-Category
false
Sub-Category:
Bindings
sub_category
Bindings
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
technique_used
Illumination (image-making process)
Technique Used
false
Technique Used:
Handwriting
technique_used
Handwriting
Technique Used
false
Technique Used:
Painting (image-making)
technique_used
Painting (image-making)
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Gold leaf
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Gold leaf
Medium
false
Medium:
Paint
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Paint
Medium
false
Support:
Vellum
support
Vellum
Support
false
Support:
Velvet
support
Velvet
Support
false
Creation Site:
Flanders: French Flanders
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Flanders: French Flanders
Creation Site
false
Item Height:
74 mm
item_height
74 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
58 mm
item_width
58 mm
Item Width
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Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
current_repository
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Current Repository
false
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
provenance
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Provenance
false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
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The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Image
false
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
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The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work
false
Access Rights:
access_rights
<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/4.0/88x31.png"></a>
Access Rights
false
References:
James, M.R., A Descriptive Catalogue of the Latin Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library at Manchester (Manchester, 1921), reprinted with an introduction and additional notes and corrections by F. Taylor (Munich, 1980)
references
James, M.R., A Descriptive Catalogue of the Latin Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library at Manchester (Manchester, 1921), reprinted with an introduction and additional notes and corrections by F. Taylor (Munich, 1980)
References
false
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2018-06-15
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Academic Project Lead:
David Matthews
academic_project_lead
David Matthews
Academic Project Lead
false
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2018-06
Educational Notes:
MA Medieval and Early Modern Studies
educational_notes
MA Medieval and Early Modern Studies
Educational Notes
false
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Medieval
collection_code
Medieval
Collection Code
false