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Medieval Manuscripts:
[Bible from Northern France],
Between 1225 and 1250.
Bible, lacking conclusion of prologues and beginning of Genesis; conclusion of Psalms lacking. Text resumes with Proverbs.
Illuminated Bible on vellum contains 140 inhabited and historiated initials and lacks seven of its illuminated initials. It is decorated with red and blue flourishes.
The specialized theological texts at the end of the volume as well as the Canon of the Mass suggest that the book was made for a clergyman.
Bible, lacking conclusion of prologues and beginning of Genesis; conclusion of Psalms lacking. Text resumes with Proverbs.
Illuminated Bible on vellum contains 140 inhabited and historiated initials and lacks seven of its illuminated initials. It is decorated with red and blue flourishes.
The specialized theological texts at the end of the volume as well as the Canon of the Mass suggest that the book was made for a clergyman.
Harris MS 42 A Psalter.
England, ca.15th century
Owned by the Reverend Thomas Nash
There is one illuminated initial with border on fol. 39r. The other missing leaves probably had similar decoration & were excised by collectors or book dealers to sell to collectors.
There is one illuminated initial with border on fol. 39r. The other missing leaves probably had similar decoration & were excised by collectors or book dealers to sell to collectors.
Penitential Psalms - with prayers at beginning & end; prayer at the end mentions "famule tue .N. et Iohanni famulo tuo...." N. means nomen/name. It suggests that the MS was done for John with an eye toward a future marriage.
At Bryn Mawr
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts
This websites includes a description of each medieval and Renaissance manuscript owned by Bryn Mawr College. Illustrations and decorations are often noted in some detail. The description for Castle Hours #2 includes two page images.
Facsimiles of Medieval Manuscripts:
Le Roman de Fauvel
Publisher: New York : Broude Bros., 1990.
A reproduction in facsimile of the complete manuscript, Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, Fonds français 146. The Roman de Fauvel is a verse satire that in this volume combines music, illustrations, and allegory for a sumptuous version.
Squarcialupi codex.
Publisher: Firenze : Giunti Barbèra ; 1992.
This deluxe facsimile reproduces an early 15th century Florentine manuscript devoted to Italian music. Illustrations represent well-known musicians and elaborate decorations.
Reading More about Medieval Manuscript Illustration:
The making of the Bibles moralisées
Publisher: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2000.
Mirror in parchment
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, 1998.
What is the status of visual evidence in history? Can we actually see the past through images? Where are the traces of previous lives deposited? Michael Camille addresses these important questions in Mirror in Parchment, a lively, searching study of one medieval manuscript, its patron, producers, and historical progeny.
Picturing kingship
Publisher: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2008.
"Picturing Kingship presents the first art-historical study of the personal prayerbook of King Louis IX. The book approaches the Saint Louis Psalter through a rich range of perspectives and methodologies and positions it within the contexts of its production and use. "--BOOK JACKET.