Accession number:
MS M.258
Title:
Pontifical
Created:
Paris, France, 1657.
Binding:
Original French 17th-century red morocco gilt, perhaps by Du Seuil.
Credit:
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1907.
Description:
21 leaves (1 column, 23 lines), bound : vellum, ill. ; 280 x 210 mm
Provenance:
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) from Pearson in 1907; J.P. Morgan (1867-1943).
Notes:
Ms. pontifical; written and illuminated in Paris, France, in 1657.
Scribe: Nicolas Jarry, who is also the artist; signed and dated on fol. 20v.
Decoration: 9 large gold initials painted over floral vignettes; text framed in gold bands.
Script:
Roman letters
Language:
Latin
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