Prayer roll in Middle English and Latin
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16371232
Description
- Title
- Prayer roll in Middle English and Latin
- Published / Created
- [ca. 1435-1450]
- Publication Place
- England
- Abstract
-
Manuscript roll, on parchment, in a single hand, of a collection of Middle English and Latin prayers. Reverse of roll contains horizontal inscription suggesting that the item may have been intended as a birth girdle
- Description
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In Middle English and Latin.
Possibly from Tewkesbury (contains a copy of a prayer said to have been carried away by the Devil from Our Lady of Tewkesbury).
Layout: single column.
Script: English rounded bookhand.
Decoration: four illustrations: the Three Nails, a Heart and Crown of Thorns; a Cross with the Instruments of the Passion; the Holy Wounds of Christ; and the Instruments of the Passion.
Binding: modern case. - Provenance
- Purchased from Toshiyuki Takamiya on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2017.
- Extent
- 1 roll : 1730 mm x 80 mm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English, Middle (1100-1500)
Latin
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Takamiya MS 56
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. - Subject (Topic)
-
Devotional literature, English (Middle)
English literature
English poetry
Manuscripts, Medieval
Prayers, Medieval - Subjects
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Devotional literature, English (Middle)
English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500
English poetry > Middle English, 1100-1500
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Prayers, Medieval
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
- Prayer Roll in Middle English and Latin (Takamiya MS 56). General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 11778631
- Object ID (OID)
- 16371232