Bequest of George P. and Mary P. Milmine, Dec. 1986., Binding: contemporay Dülmen binding of the blind-stamped leather over wooden boards; original upper clasps (clasp-hooks wanting)., Bound in Beinecke copy are four leaves from a twelfth-century ms. on parchment (probably a breviary) with musical notation in neumes., Differs from description of BM 15th cent., II, p. 423 in that quire g has 10 ff. (not 8), and quire G has 8 ff. (not 10)., Provenance: "Liber p[ri]m[u]s decretalis D[omini] H[er]bordi Wernyngh de Borchorst pastoris in Vreden atq[ue] Rectoris p[ri]mi altar[is] eccl[es]is ... [unidentified proper name"]. "In a different hand: Quem idem donauit post morte[m] domui Castrimarie p[ro]pe Dulmania[m] Ord[inis] Carthusien[sis] cum multis aliis quare merito ... fideliter pro eodem etc." (ms. on 1 a); "W.S. Thorpe 1871" (ms. on 1a); "R.B. Anderson, Madison, Wis." (stamp on 1a); "I have had the pleasure of being the happy possessor ... and am glad to know that it passes from me into Mr. John E. Burton's appreciative hands ... May 8, 1882. R.B. Anderson" (ms. on 1a); owned by George P. Milmine., and Rubricated throughout; capital spaces with guide-letters, capitals supplied in red or blue; book numbers in red in upper center margin of each page; headings in ms. in upper right corner of each recto.
Subject (Name):
Anderson, Rasmus Björn,--1846-1936--Stamp and presentation inscription to J.E. Burton., Burton, John E.--Presentation inscription from R.B. Anderson., Catholic Church. Breviary (Ms. 12th cent.) 797 % sp3, Gregory IX, Pope, ca. 1170-1241., Kartause Marienburg (Weddern, Germany) Inscription., Milmine, George--Ownership., and Wernyngh de Borchorst, Herbordus--Inscription.
Book of hours (Sarum use) and Hore Beate Marie ad usum ecclesie Sarisburiensis
Description:
Colophon: Explicu[n]t Hore Beate Marie, secundu[m] vsum Sar[um], totaliter ad longum, cu[m] multis pulcherrimis orationibus et indulge[n]tijs iam ultimo abiectis. Impresse Parisijs in edibus Francisci Regnault alme vniuersitatis Parisiensis librarij iurati. Anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo trigesimo. Die vltima Aprilis., Date of publication follows title on t.p., Description based upon incomplete copy at Beinecke Library., Foliation error: leaf clxxvi numbered lxxvi., Imperfect: wanting leaves xli-cxii; slight worming; repair to leaves clxxi and [4] at end. Ms. notes by Sir Thomas More, including the prayer in English written in the Tower before his death. Inscription on front paste-down: Liber quonda[m] Thomae Mori militis in multis locis manu sua propria inscriptus. Bound as no. 1 of 2 titles with: Catholic Church. [Psalter (Sarum use)] Psalterium cum hymnis secundu[m] vsum & co[n]suitudine[m] Sarum et Eboracen[sis]. Paris, 1522. To view other titles, search by call number MS Vault More., In Latin, with some English passages., Regnault's device on 2b4v., Signature error: A1,2 signed B1,2., Signatures: A-C⁸ a-z⁸ &⁸ [con]⁸ 2a⁶ 2b⁴., and Table of contents at end.
Publisher:
Apud Franciscu[m] Regnault, in vico Sancti Jacobi, ad signu[m] Elephantis,
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions--Early works to 1800, More, Thomas, Saint, 1478-1535, and Regnault, François, d. ca. 1540, bookseller
anno virginei part[ibus] .Mccccc.xxij. Die vero .vij. mensis Junij. [1522]
Call Number:
MS Vault More
Image Count:
342
Resource Type:
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Alternative Title:
Psalter (Sarum use), Psalter (York use), and Psalterium cum hymnis secundum usum et consuetudinem Sarum et Eboracensis
Description:
At head of title: S[an]cta[s] trinitas vnus Deus miserere nobis. Below t.p. ill.: Fortuna opes auferre: non animu[m] potest., Birckman's device on E4v., Imperfect: wanting leaves [1]-[8], cxxix-cxlviij, and [2] at end. Sir Thomas More's copy, with his ms. notes. Inscription on front paste-down: Liber quonda[m] Thomae Mori militis in multis locis manu sua propria inscriptus. Bound as no. 2 of 2 titles with: Catholic Church. [Book of hours] Hore Beate Marie ad vsum ecclesie Sarisburiensis. Paris, 1530. To view other titles, search by call number MS Vault More., Imprint from colophon., Includes music., Printed in red and black throughout., and Signatures: [cross]⁸ a-s⁸ t⁴ A-D⁸ E⁴.
Publisher:
Expe[n]sis & sumptibus honesti mercatoris Francisci Byrckman,
Subject (Name):
Birckman, Franz, d. 1530, bookseller., Birckman, Franz, d. 1530, publisher., Catholic Church--Liturgy--Texts, Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions--Early works to 1800, More, Thomas, Saint, 1478-1535, and Riviere & Son, binder
anno D[omi]ni 1492 & die 15. kale[n]das Noue[m]vris [18 October 1492]
Call Number:
2006 1350
Image Count:
446
Resource Type:
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Alternative Title:
Breviary
Description:
[Preface] (leaves pi1-4) -- [Calendar] (leaves 2pi1-2pi8) -- [Psalter] (leaves 2a1-2g4) -- [Propers] (leaves a1-p6) -- [Common of the Saints] (leaves A1-E4)., Edited by the Carmelite Battista Panetti, the prayers and psalms were modified for the use of Ercole d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, with authorizations from the popes Innocent VIII and Alexander VI. According to the d'Este records and the surviving printing contract, the Duke originally commissioned 1000 (paper) copies, finally paying for 224. Three copies are reported, all printed on vellum., Imperfect: wanting four preliminary leaves found in other two known copies, constituting a preface by Panetti bearing a date two months later than the imprint., Imprint from colophon: Impressum Ferrarie p[er] magi[ste]m Laure[n]tium de Rubeis de Vale[n]tia. Anno. D[omi]ni. 1492 & die 15. kale[n]das Noue[m]vris., Incipit of leaf A1: Incipit commune sanctoru[m] in natali vnius apostoli ..., Incipit of leaf a1: Incipit noua editio breuiarij sup[er] qua Innoce[n]tius papa octau[us] indulte[n]tias concessit., Printed in red and black, Gothic font, in double columns, with capital spaces. Printer's device in red follows colophon., Printed on vellum. Rebound in 19th cent., but original gauffered edges remain. First leaf of calendar repaired, with no loss of text., Signatures: pi⁴ 2pi⁸ 2a-2f⁸2g⁴, a-o⁸p⁶, A-D⁸E⁴., Three full-page illuminated borders of floral spraywork and gold discs, medallions with rabbits, beards and deers; figurated acanthus initials on gold ground, with half lenght portraits of David, St. Paul and an unidentified Saint, 5 ll. (leaves aa1v, a1r, A1r); alternate red and blue penwork initials; text rubricated throughout in red and blue, with approximately 67 decorated gold initials on blue or red ground, and many smaller initials with contrasting scroll-work; f. a1r: laurel wreath housing an unidentified shield of arms., Title from Hain., and Unidentified coat of arms with initials "B G" incorporated into illuminated border on leaf a1 (possible identification with Bartolomeo Goggio, an Este courtier). From the library of Beriah Botfield.
Publisher:
P[er] magi[st]r[e]m Laure[n]tium de Rubeis de Vale[n]tia,
Subject (Name):
B. G.--Ownership., Botfield, Beriah,--1807-1863--Ownership., Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Modena, and Reggio, 1431-1505., Panetti, Battista., and Rossi, Lorenzo, active 1482-1521, printer.
Subject (Topic):
Breviaries--Italy--Ferrara--Texts. and Incunabula in Yale Library.
