Accession number
MS M.351
Object title
Historia von Leiden und sterben unsers Herren Jesu Christe unssern erleser.
Display Date
17th century.
Created
Munich or Nuremberg, Germany, 17th century.
Binding
Original black morocco, gilt-tooled with two clasps.
Credit line
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1908.
Description
64 leaves (1 column, 26 lines), bound : vellum, ill. ; 126 x 100 mm
Provenance
J.C. Vandermeer of Amsterdam (1727); Charles Henry Van Prague (1727); Earl of Ashburnham; his sale (London, Sotheby's, 1899, lot. 27, p. 14) to Pickering; purchased by Junius S. Morgan (1867-1932) for J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) through Quaritch in 1909; J.P. Morgan (1867-1943).
Notes
Ms. written and illustrated in Munich or Nuremberg, Germany, mid 17th century.
Text: excerpts from the Gospels of the Passion, followed by prayers and reflections.
Decoration: decorative title page, 16 full-page pen and ink drawings, copies or variants of works by 17th century Dutch and Flemish artists.
Text: excerpts from the Gospels of the Passion, followed by prayers and reflections.
Decoration: decorative title page, 16 full-page pen and ink drawings, copies or variants of works by 17th century Dutch and Flemish artists.
Script
fractura
Language
German
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