Details

Subject(s)

• Catholic Church—Prayers and devotions [Browse]
• Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]

Former owner

• Ellis, John Henry, 1840-1912 [Browse]
• Scheide, William Taylor, 1847-1907 [Browse]

Related name

Princeton University Library. Manuscript. Scheide 22. [Browse]

Rare books genre

• Morocco bindings [Browse]
• Clasps [Browse]

Getty AAT genre

• Illuminated manuscripts—Italy—15th century [Browse]
• Historiated initials—Italy—15th century [Browse]
• Parchment [Browse]
• manuscripts (documents) [Browse]

Summary note

Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary, for Rome Use in a Franciscan church. Rubrics in Latin (some in Italian). Additional prayers at end.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
• Decoration: Title page with miniature. (added in the 17th century), 4 historiated initials, by a Lombard artist, Illuminated borders and initials, with the Medici motto "glovis" (gloria, laus, honor, victoria, iustitia and sapientia) at the beginning of the Officium Sancte Crusis.
• Origin: Written in northern Italy ca. 1480.

Binding note

17th century. Red morocco, probably Dutch, silver clasps, in tan velvet case.

Language note

Latin; with some Italian.

Provenance

Purchase by William T. Scheide from John Henry Ellis, June 1, 1999.

References

De Ricci, p. 2123, no. 22

Cite as

Scheide Library, Princeton University. M 22.

Place name(s)

Italy.

OCLC

54748334

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