Mirrour of the blessed lyf of Jesu Christ
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Description
- Title
- Mirrour of the blessed lyf of Jesu Christ
- Creator
- Love, Nicholas, active 1410
- Contributor
- Johannes, de Caulibus, active 14th century.
- Published / Created
- [ca. 1410]
- Publication Place
- England
- Abstract
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Manuscript, on vellum, in a single hand, of the complete text of Love's translation of the Meditationes vitae Christi, a text often attributed to Pseudo-Bonaventure or Johannes de Caulibus. This version concludes with the "additional" chapter on the sacrament
- Description
-
In Middle English.
Presentation inscription at end of text, in red ink: This booke is gyffyne to Allyse Belacyse. Be the gyfte of Johane Countesse of kente.
Presentation inscription following the previous, in black ink: I Allyse Belacyse, gyfe this booke to Elysabeth my serua[n]t wt. my handys.
Layout: single columns of 34 lines.
Script: English bookhand.
Decoration: illuminated initial and a full illuminated bar border on the first page of text; other illuminated initials.
Binding: eighteenth-century full paneled calf, gilt. Six-compartmented spine, decorated, gilt. Spine tag in red leather: Lyffe of Jesu Criste. - Provenance
- Formerly owned by Joan, Countess of Kent. Formerly owned by Alice Belacyse. Formerly owned by "Elisabeth my servaunte." Formerly owned by William Middleton of Crowfield Hall, Suffolk. Formerly owned by J. V. B. Saumarez of Shrubland Park. Purchased from Toshiyuki Takamiya on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2017.
- Extent
- 1 vomue (126 leaves) : 295 mm x 195 mm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English, Middle (1100-1500)
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Takamiya MS 8
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Manuscripts, Medieval England 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library - Material
- parchment ;
- Resource Type
- unspecified
- Subject (Geographic)
-
Connecticut
New Haven.
England. - Subject (Name)
- Love, Nicholas, active 1410.
- Subject (Topic)
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Devotional literature, English (Middle)
English literature
Manuscripts, Medieval
Women
Books and reading - Subjects
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Love, Nicholas, active 1410
Devotional literature, English (Middle)
English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Women > Books and reading > England
England > 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Takamiya, Toshiyuki > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Nicholas Love, Mirrour of the Blessed Lyf of Jesu Christ. Takamiya MS 8.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 11728635
- Object ID (OID)
- 16371204
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