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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 35310-35324 Name Rothschild, Ferdinand James de, Baron banker, 1839-1898 Level [40] File

1. Add MS 35311

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Title:
Breviary, Use of Rome (the 'Breviary of John the Fearless and Margaret of Bavaria')
Scope & Content:
Breviary of the Use of Rome, known as the 'Breviary of John the Fearless and Margaret of Bavaria'. This manuscript comprises the winter portion of the Breviary made for John the Fearless (b. 1371, d. 1419), Duke of Bavaria, and his wife, Margaret of Bavaria (b. 1363, d. 1423). It originally fo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French and Latin
Date Range:
1413-1419
Extent:
1 volume

2. Add MS 35313

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Title:
Book of Hours, use of Rome (the 'London Rothschild Hours' or the 'Hours of Joanna I of Castile')
Scope & Content:
Book of Hours, known as the 'London Rothschild Hours' or the 'Hours of Joanna I of Castile'. ff. 1v-7r: Calendar: the saints in red include, St Rémi (local spelling Remigy) and St Bavon (Bavonis) of Ghent (1 October), Donatian, Bishop of Reims [translated to Bruges] (14 October), and Eligius, b...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
c 1500
Extent:

Parchment codex

3. Add MS 35321

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Title:
Boccaccio, Des cas de nobles hommes et femmes
Scope & Content:
Contents: Boccaccio, Des cas de nobles hommes et femmes, translated into French by Laurent de Premierfait, beginning with the second prologue, 'Selon rayson et bonnes meurs', omitting the dedication to the Duc de Berry and verses to Boccaccio. f. 1r-2r: Prologue; ff. 2r-33v: Book 1, preceded...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:

A parchment codex