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Rosary Psalter
Artist: Bening, Simon
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Parchment, leaf with closely trimmed margins, 100 x 80 mm, framed illuminated area 87 x 58 mm, text block on reverse 75 x 48 mm, 16 long lines, ruled in red ink
CONTENTS: Prayer O Virgen tan ensalçada que te viste virgin y madre.
DECORATION: full-page framed miniature: Presentation in the temple.
ORNAMENTATION: Gold ink initials [2 ll.] on blue or red grounds at the beginning of prayers; one-line gold ink initials on blue or red grounds; four-sides strewn-flower borders on brushed gold grounds surrounding text on reverse of miniatures.
History note: Henry Yates Thompson (1838 – 1928); his gift, 1895.
Method of acquisition: Given (1895) by Thompson, Henry Yates
16th Century
Production date:
circa
AD 1525
Support
composed of
parchment
Page
Height 100 mm
Width 80 mm
Text
Height 75 mm
Width 48 mm
Illumination
Height 87 mm
Width 58 mm
Accession number: MS 257a
Primary reference Number: 169757
Project ID: 106
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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