Manual (Franciscan), Papal constitutions — 15th century, end. (after 1476); Italian, Florence
MS. Canon. Liturg. 347
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Description
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Title
Manual (Franciscan), Papal constitutions — 15th century, end. (after 1476); Italian, Florence
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 347
Associated place
Italian
Place of origin
Italian, Florence
Date
15th century, end. (after 1476)
Language
Italian
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Decoration
Good miniatures.
Good historiated initial. (Pächt and Alexander ii. 321)
Binding
15th century, end, Italian (as MS., manual for the Franciscan nuns of Sant’Onofrio, Florence): wood boards, inside bevel; dark red leather, blind-tooled with lines, dots and strapwork to form a circular (front) or cross-shaped (back) centrepiece; spine lost; two strap-and-pin fastenings from front edge to pins halfway across back, with elaborate brass catches but straps replaced; edges plain. Reback and new straps, 18th century?, Italian. 263–265 186 c. 22–23 (book closed).
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Title
Manual offices and Constitutions
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 347
Summary
Manual offices and Constitutions written for a nunnery of Franciscan Tertiaries of St. Onuphrius at Florence. Among the former are (all in Latin):
Benedictions and order of professions (fol. 1(v))
Visitation and unction of the sick (fol. 33)
'Ordo commendationis anime' (fol. 37v)
The Constitutions are:
A papal document of 1289 (in Latin and Italian: fol. 7)
Another undated from pope Clement, in Italian (fol. 28v)
'Indulgentie plenarie que habentur in quibusdam ecclesiis principalibus in urbe Roma ... quas sanctissimus pontifex Sixtus papa quartus concessit imperpetuum venerabilibus religiosis sororibus Tertii Ordinis beati Francisci habitantibus in loco seu monasterio sancti Onofrii alias de Fuligno. In ciuitate Florentie ... anno Domini Mccccolxxvj. die. xii. mensis Julij' (fol. 30)
At fol. 45 are '...li Ordini che anno a obseruare tutte quelle saranno acceptate in nostra congregatione', in Italian, added a little later.
Date
Written in the last quarter of the 15th cent. in Florence
Language
Italian
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, with some small miniatures, etc., binding, stamped red leather on boards, with clasps, contemporary Italian work
Physical extent
56 Leaves
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Collection contents
Canonici Liturgical
Manual offices and Constitutions
