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Visitation; in the background a man carrying a sack over his shoulder, climbing up a hill to a windmill, [f. 23r]

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COLLECTION
Renaissance and medieval manuscripts collection

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Book of Hours, use of Coutances

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Visitation; in the background a man carrying a sack over his shoulder, climbing up a hill to a windmill

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Title
Visitation; in the background a man carrying a sack over his shoulder, climbing up a hill to a windmill, [f. 23r]
Additional title: Miniature of the Visitation; initials, border
Collection

Renaissance and medieval manuscripts collection

Book of Hours, use of Coutances

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1401 - 1500 (Approximate)
Place: France
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 2557
Shelf locator: MA 42
Topics
Elizabeth (Mother of John the Baptist), Saint
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint -- Visitation
Flowers -- 1400-1499
Genres
Religious books
Manuscripts
Notes
Ownership: R.L. Stuart collection (no. 13857), bequeathed 1892.
Content: 1- and 2- line gold initials on red and blue fields. 4-line red and blue initials on gold fields. Border decorations. Rubrics. Red, blue and gold linefillers. Yellow daubs as placemarkers. Different style initial etc. ff. 147v and following.
Content: 14 long lines per page (17 lines in calendar). Ruled in red ink, catchwords visible.a
Content: 14 long lines, ruled in red, prickings visible.
Content: 185724
Content: Five miniatures.
Content: Missing folio between ff. 12 and 13: text starts mid-sentence and stub of former folio visible.
Content: Modern note of contents on inside front cover.
Content: On ff. 152v-153v, birth announcements
Content: Parchment
Content: Partial border design on all borders; full borders around miniatures. 3- and 2-line blue and red initials on gold fields. 1-line gold initials on red and blue fields. Red and blue linefillers, rubrics, yellow daubs as placemarkers.
Content: Several scribes?, plus cursive hand, s. XVI, for birth notices, ff. 152v-153v
Content: Six miniatures.
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Text
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12455533
MSS Unit ID: 2557
Digital Scriptorium 1.0 ID: NYPL MA 042
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5b366450-c5cb-012f-95d0-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1401: Created (Approximate)
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Visitation; in the background a man carrying a sack over his shoulder, climbing up a hill to a windmill" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1401 - 1500. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e4a1-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Visitation; in the background a man carrying a sack over his shoulder, climbing up a hill to a windmill" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e4a1-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1401 - 1500). Visitation; in the background a man carrying a sack over his shoulder, climbing up a hill to a windmill Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e4a1-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Visitation; in the background a man carrying a sack over his shoulder, climbing up a hill to a windmill