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Title

Oraisons et confessions extraicts de plusieurs livres bien devotes

Call number

Ms. Codex 656
(3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206., University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 9924874423503681
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/209990491
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/2487442

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania

Language

French and German

Origin

Date

ca. 1571

Place

Belgium?

Summary

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).

Notes

• Ms. codex.
   
• Title supplied by cataloger (Zacour-Hirsch).
   

Extent

128 leaves : 155 x 105 (118 x 72) mm. bound to 161 x 106 mm

Foliation

Paper, 126; [1-126]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.

Support

Paper

Binding

Contemporary blind-stamped calf, with remnants of cloth ties.

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).

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.
   

Subjects topical

• Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions--French
• Devotional literature

Genres

• Codices
• Prayers
• Prayer books
• Manuscripts, French--16th century
• Manuscripts, Renaissance

Keywords

• 16th century
• Prayer book
• Devotion
• Christian
• Belgium
• Paper

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