Details

Subject(s)

• Catholic Church—Prayer-books and devotions—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Books of hours—France—Paris—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)—France—Paris [Browse]
• Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]
• Illumination of books and manuscripts [Browse]

Former owner

Reed, David Aiken, 1880-1953 [Browse]

Related name

Princeton University. Library. Manuscript. Princeton MS. 111 [Browse]

Notes

• Script: Textualis semi-quadrata.
• Decoration: Northern French. Includes 12 arched miniatures with full foliate and floriate frames on the opening leaves at primary textual divisions, and four small 7- to 8-line miniatures (ca. 38-43 x 38-40 mm) for suffrages.

Binding note

France, 19th century. Binder's ticket “Simier R du Roi.” René Simier was active in Paris from 1798 to 1826.

Provenance

Princeton MS. 111 is of unknown early provenance. The manuscript was acquired by Senator David Aiken Reed (1880-1953), of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Class of 1900, gave the manuscript to his first wife, Adèle W. Reed (d. 1948), and wrote her name on the former first flyleaf. Their daughter Rosamond Denby (Mrs. Charles Denby) donated the manuscript to the Princeton University Library in 1972 (accessioned as AM 20704).

Source acquisition

Gift; Rosamond Denby, 1972.

References

Medieval & Renaissance manuscripts in the Princeton University Library, volume 2, pages 339-340.

Cite as

Princeton MS. 111, Manuscripts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

OCLC

1112078069

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