GB 0103 MS GERM 26 - Prayer Book (German and Latin, 1466)

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Reference code

GB 0103 MS GERM 26

Title

Prayer Book (German and Latin, 1466)

Date(s)

  • 1466 (Creation)

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Extent and medium

1 volume containing 55 + 17 leaves

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Name of creator

Biographical history

Written in southern Germany for the use of Dominican nuns.

Archival history

GB 0103 MS GERM 26 1466 Collection (fonds) 1 volume containing 55 + 17 leaves Unknown
Written in southern Germany for the use of Dominican nuns.

Bought by University College London from Mrs Oke of Margate in 1921.

Gebetbuch (Book of Prayers), 1466, including visitation of the sick, administration of the Last Sacrament, and burial of the dead.

Open.

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German (Alemannic dialect) and Latin. Gothic minuscule and Gothic cursive hands.
Parchment manuscript with quire of paper (17 ff) inserted at the beginning, bound in oak boards covered with calf and fastened with a brass clasp in the centre of the front cover. One hand on parchment, and a different hand on paper. Headings in red. Initials alternately red or blue.16cm.

Dorothy K Coveney, A Descriptive Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of University College London (London, 1935), which summarises the contents of the manuscript; N R Ker, Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries, i (London and Oxford, 1969); handlist at University College London Special Collections.

Compiled by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Aug 2001 Ancient religions Christianity Dominican order Prayer books Religions Religious activities Religious communities Religious doctrines Religious institutions Religious practice Religious texts Theology

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Bought by University College London from Mrs Oke of Margate in 1921.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Gebetbuch (Book of Prayers), 1466, including visitation of the sick, administration of the Last Sacrament, and burial of the dead.

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Conditions governing access

Open.

Conditions governing reproduction

Normal copyright restrictions apply.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

German (Alemannic dialect) and Latin. Gothic minuscule and Gothic cursive hands.

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Finding aids

Dorothy K Coveney, A Descriptive Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of University College London (London, 1935), which summarises the contents of the manuscript; N R Ker, Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries, i (London and Oxford, 1969); handlist at University College London Special Collections.

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University College London

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Language(s)

  • English

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