Les xv joyes Nostre Dame

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Title: Les xv joyes Nostre Dame
Is Part Of: Book of Hours, Use of Paris
Digital Image Rights Holder: The Newberry Library
Author / Contributor: Catholic Church
Type of Resource: Manuscript book
Genre: Devotional literature
Date Issued: 1480
Language: Middle French, 1400-1600
Latin
Physical Description: Fol. 175r-181r of 199 leaves (15 lines): vellum, 8.6 x 12 cm
Script: Gothic textualis formata
Decoration: Illuminated initials
Foliate bar borders
Line fillers
Provenance: Probasco, Henry, 1820-1902, former owner
Acquired by the Newberry in 1890
Reading Difficulty: Introductory
Topic: Religion
Notable People
Subject: Books of hours
Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary
France--Loire River Valley
Region: France--Central France
France--Ile-de-France
City: Orléans
Paris
Coordinates: 48° 10′ 56″ N, 1° 23′ 20″ E
48° 51′ 24″ N, 2° 21′ 03″ E
Time Period: 1450-1499
Notes: Includes catchwords and rubrics
Ruled in violet ink
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Repository: The Newberry Library
Call Number: Newberry VAULT Case MS 41
Links: Catalog Link
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Background Essay