Details

Subject(s)

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

Related name

• Scheide, William H. (William Hurd), 1914-2014 [Browse]
• Princeton University Library. Manuscript. Scheide 127 [Browse]

Former owner

• Wiggins, Annie L. [Browse]

Rare books genre

• Morocco bindings [Browse]

Getty AAT genre

• Historiated initials—England—15th century [Browse]
• Illuminated manuscripts—England—15th century [Browse]
• Books of hours [Browse]
• Parchment [Browse]

Notes

• Ms. codex.
• Middle English poem (21 lines) on fol. 91v. Incipit: Mary moder well ye be ...
• Layout: single column of 17 lines, but 18 lines on fols. 90v and 91r; ruled in lead point.
• Decoration: historiated initials (fols. 1r, 7v, 20r, 23v, 26r, 28r, 30r, 32r, 36r, 52r, and 74v).
• Origin: Written and illuminated in Southwest England, probably at Exeter, for use there, as indicated by the inclusion of St. Affra in the Litany (fol. 48).

Binding note

17th century. Brown morocco, probably French, gilt-tooled with fleurs-de-lis and demi-lions (winged) on the spine.

Language note

Latin; with some Middle English.

Provenance

Possibly made for a cleric in England (Exeter?); traces of a circular book stamp on inside front cover and on fly-leaf; obtained by William H. Scheide, Apr. 29, 1965, from Mrs. Annie L. Wiggins of Philadelphia.

Cite as

Scheide Library, Princeton University. M 127.

Place name(s)

England.

OCLC

53267042

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