Mirour of mans salvacioune

Description

Title: Mirour of mans salvacioune
Alternative Title: Speculum humanae salvationis. English, Middle (ca. 1100-1500)
Published / Created: [ca. 1450]
Publication Place: England
Abstract: Manuscript, on paper, in a single hand, of the English verse translation of this work of popular theology and devotional meditation
Description: In Middle English.
Layout: single columns of 17 lines.
Script: gothic bookhand.
Decoration: some initials, line fillers, underlining, in red ink.
Binding: nineteenth-century full brown morocco, gilt.
Provenance: Ex libris Alfred Henry Huth. Formerly owned by Sir Leicester Harmsworth. Ex libris William and Christina Foyle. Purchased from Toshiyuki Takamiya on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2017.
Extent: 1 volume (64 leaves) : 284 mm x 210 mm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English, Middle (1100-1500)

Genre: Early works to 1800
Manuscripts, Medieval England 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Material: paper ;
Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Geographic): Connecticut
New Haven.
Subject (Topic): Christian life
Devotional literature, English (Middle)
English literature
English poetry
Manuscripts, Medieval
Salvation
Typology (Theology)
Subjects: Christian life > Early works to 1800
Devotional literature, English (Middle)
English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500
English poetry > Middle English, 1100-1500
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Salvation > Early works to 1800
Typology (Theology) > Early works to 1800
England > 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Foyle, Christina > Bookplate
Foyle, William A. (William Alfred), 1885-1963 > Bookplate
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937 > Ownership
Huth, Alfred Henry, 1850-1910 > Bookplate
Takamiya, Toshiyuki > Ownership

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Citation: Mirour of mans salvacioune (Takamiya MS 97). General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.