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Collection of prayers and other devotional works, with four metal cuts of saints, finished in contemporary color.
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In Principio: Europe's First Printers, 1450-1470
Through William H. Scheide’s spectacular bequest, Princeton University owns one of the world’s great collections of earliest European printing.
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Medieval and Renaissance Mediterranean Manuscripts
As part of its commitment to democratize access to its most significant holdings, PUL endeavors to complete the digitization of its entire holdings of manuscripts from the Mediterranean world up to the year 1600. The geographical range of the manuscripts spans across all of Europe and includes Armenia and Egypt.
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- Related Name
- Princeton University Library. Manuscript. Scheide 164
- Language
- Middle High German
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Item Summary
Collection of prayers and other devotional works, with four metal cuts of saints, finished in contemporary color.
Descriptive Information
- Title
- [German prayer book].
- Call Number
- 30.4
- Identifier
- https://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/6395wc15k
- Language
- Middle High German
- Date Created
- 1458
- Format
- Manuscript
- Extent
- 220 leaves: paper, illustrations ; 138 x 90 (94-106 x 62-65) mm bound to 145 x 103 mm.
- Provenance
- WHS copy: Hartung & Karl, Munich sale, November 1975. Purchased 2008 from Dr. Jörn Günther, catalogue 9, lot 20.
- References
- Günther, J. Masterpieces, cat. 9 20.
- Rights Statement
- No Known Copyright
- Notes
- Ms. codex.
- Title devised by cataloger.
- Inscribed in a 20th century hand on first leaf: "Diesses Büchlein ist abgeschreiben worden im Jahre. 1458 ist zu finden 162 (97)."
- Collation: Paper ; fol. i + 220 ; foliation in ink, later corrections in pencil.
- Layout: 20-25 lines per page ; frame-ruled.
- Descripion: Watermarks.
- Decoration: 2- to 10-line red initials, larger initials with penwork and an additional color (brown or green). A few larger initials incorporate birds or faces. A few letters on each page along the top line extended in red and black, occasionally creating a figure (example: 83r). Figure initial (fol. 99r). Four full-page color metalcuts.
- Binding Note
- Later? binding. Light-brown leather. Endbands. Red edges.
Discovery Information
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 446
Institutional Information
- Collection
- In Principio: Europe's First Printers, 1450-1470
- Medieval and Renaissance Mediterranean Manuscripts
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/07740d6a-6a1e-4c6d-aa2f-a2e4c781e883/manifest