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Ms. leaves.
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Document identity
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z316sj53d
label
Rosarium Psalter
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obj
dtoType
document
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1
Source metadata
id
z316sj53d
contentType
document
stage
normalized
title
Rosarium Psalter
description
Ms. leaves.
date
["[ca. 1525]"]
year
1525
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
Spanish
creators
Catholic Church
Bening, Simon, 1483 or 1484-1561
Juana, la Loca, Queen of Castile, 1479-1555
Cupples, Harriet
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Medieval and Early Renaissance Manuscripts
subjects
Jesus Christ--Art--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
Belgium
Bruges
Europe
Flanders
West Flanders
genreBasic
Manuscripts
genreSpecific
Manuscripts, Spanish
Manuscripts, Medieval
Psalters
typeOfResource
Text
country
Belgium
city
Bruges
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
extent
14 leaves : parchment, ill. ; 90-100 x 70-80 mm.
hasTranscription
no
Source extras
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sf268508b
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np193j758
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51.210933
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3.225971
notes
Ms. leaves.
A Rosary Psalter, so named because each of the fifteen prayers of the Rosary is followed by a recitation of ten Ave Marias, giving a total of 150, the same number as there are Psalms. Illuminated by the Flemish artist Simon Bening (1483-1561), who worked on numerous known and attributed manuscripts in Bruges and in Antwerp. He is known to have produced four Rosary Psalters, all of which were produced for Spanish patrons. This Rosary was in all likelihood commissioned for Joan I ("the Mad") of Castile (Rodriguez and Treviño, Preface). The script has been said to be that of Antonius van Damme, a known Bening collaborator, although that attribution has not been universally accepted (see Gay, p. 519 and Arnould/Messing, cat. 29). No record exists of the extent of this manuscript in its original state, so the number of original leaves is unknown.
Bibliographic record created by BPL staff based on description by Dr. Lisa Fagin Davis.
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[Bruges?]
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z316sj53d
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document
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1
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0
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photo
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