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Project / Collection Medieval and Renaissance Women Language German, Middle High Level [40] File

1. Add MS 11847

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 11847
Title:
Psalter ('The Alheide Psalter')
Scope & Content:
This manuscript is known as the 'Alheide Psalter' after its scribe, who identifies herself as 'Alheide' in a colophon (f. 186r). It was probably produced in a convent in central Germany, perhaps Thuringia, for an aristocratic female patron (see Kaufmann, 'The Alheide Psalter' (2010), pp. 125–139...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
German, Middle High and Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 12th century-1st quarter of the 13th century
Extent:
1 volume

2. Harley MS 2430

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2430
Title:
German prayer-book
Scope & Content:
This prayer-book presents a carefully designed programme of devotional exercises and prayers contemplating Christ’s suffering for a female reader who is identified as a servant in a household. The prayer-book’s compiler seeks to engage its female reader with the contents by using a range of imag...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
German, Middle High
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:
1 volume

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