Oraisons [et confessions] extraict[s] de plusieurs livres bien devote[s]
- Description
- Prayers for various occasions, for example, "Oraison extrait de plusiers histoires bien devotes premierement pour dire le matinen se levant" (f. 8r), "Autre oraison pour prier pour la grâce de Dieu" (f. 10r), "Oraison pour prier pour tout ses bons amis et pour soi-même" (f. 12v), and "Oraison et confession," several times (f. 8r-35v). Second part, "Arguments des Psaumes," with prayers and a section of paraphrases of psalms (f. 41r-90r). Third part comprised of 3 prayers in German (f. 92r-94r).
- Form
- manuscripts (documents)
- codices (bound manuscripts)
- prayers (compositions)
- prayer books
- Manuscripts, French
- Manuscripts, Renaissance
- devotional literature
- Date
- 1571
- Language
- French
- German
- Subject
- Catholic Church -- Prayers and devotions -- French
- Catholic Church
- Devotional literature
- Extent
- 128 leaves : paper ; 155 x 105 (118 x 72) mm bound to 161 x 106 mm
- Notes
- Ms. codex.
- Title supplied by cataloger (Zacour-Hirsch).
- Foliation: Paper, 126; [1-126]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.
- Script: Written in a German cursive script by one hand, except perhaps German prayers (f. 92r-94r) which appear to be in a second hand (Zacour-Hirsch), and some notes in a third hand signed ghy Aelle[?] (f. 4r, 90v).
- Binding: Contemporary blind-stamped calf, with remnants of cloth ties.
- Origin: Written in Belgium[?], ca. 1571 (f. 2r).
- French and German.
- Related works
- Digital facsimile for browsing (Colenda): https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3z02z95g
- Also listed in
- Penn Libraries Catalog
- Physical Location
- Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 656
- Provenance
- Former owners are included the following inscriptions found in the beginning of the manuscript: Espoir conforte, Antoinne de Harnin; N'espoir né craincte, Max. de Borssélé, 1571 (f. 2r); Ac lede snyd croijs, contre fortune...Aelle[?]; Ariere de Fossees, 1571 (f. 4r); Soufrir pour parvenir, Richard de Merode, 1573 (f. 5r).
- Purchased, 1962.
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
- Resource Type
- Text
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