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Page of text with multi-colored initials, gold writing, and placemarkers, [f. 2r]

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COLLECTION
Renaissance and medieval manuscripts collection

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SUB-COLLECTION
Prayers

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Page of text with multi-colored initials, gold writing, and placemarkers

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Title
Page of text with multi-colored initials, gold writing, and placemarkers, [f. 2r]
Collection

Renaissance and medieval manuscripts collection

Prayers

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1490 - 1510
Place: Germany
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 2557
Shelf locator: MA 152
Genres
Religious books
Manuscripts
Notes
Ownership: Samuel Putnam Avery; his sale (1919) to A. Stern. Felix M. Warburg collection, bequeathed 1937.
Content: De Ricci, 1850. De Ricci, Supplement, 330. Chart by Dr. G.B. Guest.
Content: 17 long lines per page, ruled in red. Prickings occasionally visible.
Content: Parchment
Content: 3-line and 4-line initials in many colors, on fields highlighted by gold. Some have vines and flowers growing from them which extend far into borders. 1-line alternating red and blue initials. "Rubrics" in gold and blue. Red lines as placemarkers.
Content: Final 21 folios are ruled but left blank.
Content: 1 scribe
Type of Resource
Text
Text
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12455533
MSS Unit ID: 2557
Digital Scriptorium 1.0 ID: NYPL MA 152
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 09bf8f40-c5cd-012f-6292-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1490: Created (Approximate)
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Page of text with multi-colored initials, gold writing, and placemarkers" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1490 - 1510. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e89b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Page of text with multi-colored initials, gold writing, and placemarkers" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 6, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e89b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1490 - 1510). Page of text with multi-colored initials, gold writing, and placemarkers Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e89b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Page of text with multi-colored initials, gold writing, and placemarkers