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Source Description
This book of sermons in German and Latin was made in the second half of the fifteenth century. The parchment flyleaves, containing texts from Donatus' work on grammar, were written slightly earlier than the manuscript and used as pastedowns. The manuscript is exceptional for retaining its original binding of cuir-cisele (chiseled leather) over wood boards. The binding is of a type current in the Austrian Tyrol at this period. Also a note on fol. 133v refers to Bernhard von Gottesgnaden (or von Rohr), archbishop of Salzburg from 1466 to 1481. These pieces of evidence locate the collection of sermons in Salzburg. Although the manuscript is lacking in miniatures or decorated initials, red ink is used for initials and rubrics marking the beginning of each sermon.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
5946
label
Salzburg Sermons
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object
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Source metadata
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5946
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contentType
object
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normalized
title
Salzburg Sermons
description
This book of sermons in German and Latin was made in the second half of the fifteenth century. The parchment flyleaves, containing texts from Donatus' work on grammar, were written slightly earlier than the manuscript and used as pastedowns. The manuscript is exceptional for retaining its original binding of cuir-cisele (chiseled leather) over wood boards. The binding is of a type current in the Austrian Tyrol at this period. Also a note on fol. 133v refers to Bernhard von Gottesgnaden (or von Rohr), archbishop of Salzburg from 1466 to 1481. These pieces of evidence locate the collection of sermons in Salzburg. Although the manuscript is lacking in miniatures or decorated initials, red ink is used for initials and rubrics marking the beginning of each sermon.
provenance
Bernhard of Salzburg (1466-1481) [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Michelin (?) de Polendorf, 16th century [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer Collection, Parke-Bernet Galleries, his sale, May 23, 1949, lot no. 166; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.
date
2nd half 15th century
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CC0
language
en
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illuminated manuscripts
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
21
height
15
depth
5.3
dimensionsRaw
Overall H: 8 1/4 × W: 5 7/8 × D: 2 1/16 in. (21 × 15 × 5.3 cm); Folio H: 8 1/4 × W: 5 11/16 in. (21 × 14.5 cm).
Source extras
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ink and pigments on medium-thin, laid paper bound between wood boards covered with fifteenth-century dark brown calfskin
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7894
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2289
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1
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0
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photo
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