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Subject(s)

• Chastity—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Christian women—Religious life—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Manuscripts, French—France [Browse]
• Manuscripts, French—France—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]
• Illumination of books and manuscripts [Browse]

Attributed author

• Peter, of Luxemburg, Saint, 1369-1387 [Browse]

Bookseller

• Hindman, Sandra, 1944- [Browse]

Related name

• Princeton University. Library. Manuscript. Princeton MS. 194 [Browse]

Notes

• Diète de salut, also known as Livre or Livret de sainct Pierre de Luxembourg, or as Trois journées du chemin de penitence. Princeton MS. 194 contains three letters (fols. 7r-8v, 8v-20r, 20v-28v) excerpted from this anonymous ascetic text, which was long attributed to St. Peter of Luxembourg (1369-1386) but is now believed to be spurious.
• Script: Textualis libraria with Secretary influences, calligraphic flourishes, and occasional strapwork decoration extending above the ruling into the upper margin.
• Decoration: Text begins on fol. 7r with a 7-line gold initial on parti-colored blue and rose grounds highlighted in white tracery, a gold, blue, and dark pink baguette descending along the text in the left margin, illuminated 3-quarter border of gold vine leaves on black hairline stems; two 3-line gold initials on blue and rose grounds, highlighted in white tracery (fols. 8r, 20v), diverse pen trials on blank folios: “Monsieur le lieutenant je vous suplye fayre poyrter sete requeste.” Some capitals washed in ochre.

Binding note

France, 16th century. Dark reddish brown morocco over pasteboard, with elaborately tooled patterns of rectangular interlacing.

Contents

• 1.2r: “Role des livres que j'ay dans mon tiroir. Premierement le pedagogue chrestien. 2 Le tresor de la doctrine chrestienne. 3 La familie sainte. 4 Les dix fundements de la cité de Dieu. 5 L'instruction des prestres. 6 Les sermons du caresme. 7 L'histoire sacree de la passion de jesus christ. 8 L'histoire sainte. 9 La sainte bible. 10 L'Iliade d'homere. 11 Le roman des dames.”
• 2.7r-28v: “Cest la doctrine que Monseigneur saint Pierre de Luxembourch donna et enseigna par lettres a sa seur qui estoit jeune damoiselle. Tres chiere seur sur touttez chouses regardez bien vous mesmes ... grace et paix en Jhesus qui dez vraiz desirans ...” Explicit: “Soyez doncquez humble amable debonayre et charitable plaine de foy et desperance. Cy fine le livre Monseigneur saint Pierre Luxembourg lequel yl envoya a sa seur pour la retrayre de lestat mondain et cetera. Qui scripsit scribat semper cum domino viuat. Johannes cordigeri vocatur. A deo benedicatur. Sancta maria succurre miseris.”

Provenance

Princeton MS. 194 was written by a scribe named Jean Cordier in the mid-15th century, probably in Paris. Provenance evidence in the manuscript relates to the following early owners: (1) front pastedown, the “G. de Balsac,” who was Guillaume de Balsac (1517-1555), the uncle of Louise d'Urfé. Guillaume de Balsac also inherited books from his mother, and some of these went to the Château de La Bastie. In the early 20th century, the manuscript was in the collection of the Parisian bookseller Théophile Belin and was offered for sale in 1936. The next recorded sale of the manuscripts was in Paris, 8 February 2006. In 2007, the Princeton University Library purchased the manuscript from Sandra Hindman (Les Enluminures, Paris, Chicago).

References

Medieval & Renaissance manuscripts in the Princeton University Library, volume 2, pages 477-479.

Cite as

Princeton MS. 194, Manuscripts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

OCLC

1115135983

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