D. B. IV. 5
; below, 50
.
Modern binding. Red leather over cardboard; a border of gilt leaves. 5 bands and endbands. Manuscrit du XVme Siècle
; below, stamped in gold: the current signum, A 229
; below, stamped in gold: avez des miniatures
.
Floral pattern stamped in gold.
For several decades, at least, the manuscript was in the possession of the de Brunfay family, which seems to have had its origins around the area of escript de ma mayn le dymenche xiiii de Juyllet V
). At least three later hands have added entries for c lx
An owner's note in an early modern hand on mademoyselle de cheurieres
, probably designating Marguerit
, probably designating
The watermark on Wunnerlich
(first initial(s) not visible); Piccard online identifies a similar watermark belonging to Johann Albrecht Wunnerlich, active in
A dedication in Polish on
The signa D. B. IV. 5
and 50
on
The manuscript was part of the donation to the
The calendar is of the "composite" type typical of 15th-century Paris (See Erik Drigsdahl, 1995), recording one feast (at least) for each day of the year, many with typical spellings, such as Typhanie
for Epiphany. Notable feasts are:
Venice
);
babille
);
Demettre
(10 Sept.; possibly for St Nemesion (see
Luternast
);
Listed after the prayer are the incipits Pater noster
and Aue maria
.
The bifolium making up
KATHERINE DE BRVNFAY
.
The rubric notwithstanding, the text corresponds to the Seven Requests edited by
The bifolium making up
The bifolium making up
Ces putets heures appertiennent a mademoyselle de cheurieres
. Top right corner, in an early modern hand: owner's note, Marguerit
.
Main text in brown ink; rubrics in red;
KL
over 2 lines in blue and red (in alternating order) and outlined in black on a gold background outlined in black. Patterns in white inside letter bodies; foliage in red and blue in counterspace.
Miniatures: KATHERINE DE BRVNFAY
. The portrait is a
later addition painted in on a blank page in a style indicating the first half of the 16th century. For further description of the decoration, see Lindqvist Sandgren.