Portable Psalter in Latin with Italian additions; Italy, 15th century, before 1440

Title

Portable Psalter in Latin with Italian additions; Italy, 15th century, before 1440

Shelfmark

MS. Canon. Liturg. 254

Place of origin

Italian

Date

15th century, before 1440

Language

Latin

Italian

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment; paper fly-leaves

Physical extent

163 leaves

Hands

Gothic book hand, brown ink.

Decoration

7-line plain pale blue Beatus-initial (fol. 1r).

6-line plain red initial at the beginning of psalm 109 (fol. 110v).

3- to 4-line plain red and blue initials at liturgical divisions at psalms 26 (fol. 22v), 38 (fol. 36v), 52 (fol. 50r), 68 (fol. 63r) and 80 (fol. 79r).

2-line plain red or blue initials at the beginnings of psalms, canticles and prayers.

1-line plain alternating red and blue initials at the beginnings of verses and periods.

Rubrics in red ink.

Binding

Soranzo’s binding, parchment over pasteboard, small stiff flaps on the fore-edges of covers. ‘254’ in black ink on spine. Paper label on spine printed ‘Canonici || Liturg.’. Faint traces of Soranzo’s label (?) at the top of the spine. Sewn on four cords. Pastedowns and fly-leaves of paper with burgundy, purple and yellow floral designs (carta bassanese). Gilt edges of textblock with gauffering.

Acquisition

Bodleian Library: bought in 1817 from Canonici’s nephew Giovanni Perissinotti.

Provenance

Written in Italy: evidence of parchment and script. Erasure on fol. 1r.

Jacopo Soranzo (1686–1761): binding. After Soranzo’s death by about 1780 at Cá Cornèr at San Maurizio, Venice (Mitchell, 1969).

Matteo Luigi Canonici of Venice (1727–c. 1806): bought soon after 1780.

Title

A Psalter

Shelfmark

MS. Canon. Liturg. 254

Summary

A Psalter, with Canticles (fol. 144) and Creeds (fol. 156). Some Italian scribbling occurs at beginning and end.

Date

Written in the 15th century in Italy

Language

Latin

Physical facet

On parchment

Physical extent

159 Leaves