Prefacio in itinerar[iu]m, seu, Peregrinat[i]o[ne]m B[ea]te Virginis [et] Dei genetricis Marie

Item Information

Title:
Prefacio in itinerar[iu]m, seu, Peregrinat[i]o[ne]m B[ea]te Virginis [et] Dei genetricis Marie
Title (alt.):
Prefacio in itinerarium, seu, Peregrinationem Beate Virginis et Dei genetricis Marie
Itinerarium Beatae Virginis et Dei genetricis Mariae
Title (uniform):
Itinerarium Beatae Virginis Mariae
Description:
An unsigned and undated manuscript version of the Itinerarium Beatae Virginis Mariae apparently copied directly from an edition of the text printed ca. 1487 in Ulm by Johann Reger (ISTC ii00218700). Though the unidentified scribe of the present manuscript employs frequent abbreviation of words throughout, it otherwise follows the orthography and layout of the Reger edition closely. However, while the Reger edition is illustrated with a cycle of woodcuts showing various scenes from the life of Christ and of the Virgin, no images are included within the present manuscript. Instead, brief captions stand in for those images present between parts 1 and 2 and between parts 4 and 5 of the Reger edition. Consult content notes 3 and 7 in this record for a detailed description.
Former owner:
Lyell, James P. R. (James Patrick Ronaldson), 1871-1948
Former owner:
Enluminures (Firm)
Former owner:
Libreria la Bibliofila (Firm : Milan)
Date:
[1487?–1499?]
Format:
Manuscripts
Books
Genre:
Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and Modern)--Austria
Manuscripts, Medieval--Austria
Gothic scripts
Inscriptions (Provenance)
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Medieval and Early Renaissance Manuscripts (Collection of Distinction)
Places:
Austria
Extent:
[20] leaves : paper ; 214 x 140 (170 x 100) mm bound to 22 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/6q1856972
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
[Austria]
Language:
Latin
Table of Contents:
1. fol. 1r-v: Preface. Rubric: "Prefacio in itinerar[iu]m, seu, Peregrinat[i]o[ne]m B[ea]te Virginis [et] Dei genetricis Marie"; incipit: "Subseque[n]s or[ati]o de B[ea]ta v[ir]gine [et] Dei ge[n]it[ri]ce Maria ... [fol. 1v] Potest si plac[et] subseq[ue]ns lame[n]ta[ti]o p[re]poni et p[ro]meam m[en]s tepida ad orandam d[ispon]i Miserat[i]onu[m] d[eu]m ac laudu[m] eius recordabor in om[n]ib[us] que redditit n[o]b[is] d[omi]n[u]s d[eu]s ... voco v[ir]gine[m] maria[m]"
2. fol. 2-3v: Rubric: "Prima p[ar]s c[om]memora[n]s gesta v[ir]ginis in p[ri]mo vite sue statu v[idelicet] a die creat[i]o[ni]s seu [con]cept[i]o[ni]s sue us[que] ad an[n]u[n]cia[t]io[nem] ..."; incipit: "O Pulcherrima famatissima et excellentissi[m]a s[em]p[er] v[ir]go et inet[er]nu[m] b[e]n[e]dic[t]a Dei m[ate]r Maria ... [fol. 3v] in p[re]sidium ab et[er]no p[re]destinavit. Amen"
3. fol. 3v: Six captions corresponding to and following the order of the woodcut illustration cycle that falls between parts 1 and 2 (fol. a8r-v) in the Reger edition of the text. Captions are numbered: 1. Saluta[ti]o Marie [per] ang[e]l[oru]m. 2. Salutatio Marie [et] Elizabeth. 3. Nativitas Cristi. 4. Circu[m]cisio puer[i] Ihesu. 5. Adora[ti]o mago[rum] t[ri]um. 6. Purifica[ti]o Marie.
4. fol. 3v-5v: "S[e]c[un]da pars [com]memor[a]ns gesta v[ir]ginis in s[ecund]o sue vite statu vide[lice]t ab an[n]u[n]ci[ati]one d[omi]nica usq[ue] ad [com]pletionem pu[r]ifi[cationi]s e[ius] ..."; incipit: "Opyssima felix [et] dulciss[im]a v[ir]go maria d[ei] mater intacta ... [fol. 5v] nat[us] an[t]e s[e]c[u]la Amen"
5. fol. 5v-7v: "Tertia p[ar]s [com]memora[n]s gesta v[ir]ginis in t[erti]o vite sue statu v[idelicet] a purificat[i]on[e] sua [et] oblat[i]on[e] filii sui in templo ..." incipit: "O S[an]ctar[um] o[mn]i[u]m s[an]ctissi[m]a gloriosissima ac pote[n]tiss[im]a agelo[rum] imp[er]atrix ... [fol. 7v] qui cast[ita]t[i]s tue olim sugebat ube[r]a A[me]n"
6. fol. 7v-9: "[Qua]rta p[ar]s [com]memora[n]s gesta v[irgini]s in [quar]to vite sue statu v[idelicet] a b[a]p[tism]o salvatoris usq[ue] ad t[em]pus pass[i]on[i]s e[ius] [et] mort[i]s p[er]acta est ..."; incipit: "O Virgo generosa o[mn]i[u]m v[ir]tutu[m] ditiss[im]a mo[r]ib[us] ... [fol. 9] vita o[mn]i[u]mq[ue] bono[rum] labo[rum] fruct[us] glorios[us] A[me]n"
7. fol. 9: Twelve captions corresponding to and following the order of the woodcut illustration cycle that falls between parts 4 and 5 (c5-c6v) in the Reger edition of the text. Captions are unnumbered and appear in the following order: Cena D[omi]ni. Ingress[us] in ortu[m] oliua[rum]. Captio [Christi]. Denu[n]tia[ti]o captiui[tat]t[i]s e[ius] v[ir]g[in]i gl[ori]ose. Velatio collaphis [et] [con]spuitio e[ius]. Flagellatio. Coronatio. Iniusta accusatio et sententia[ti]o coram Pilato. Educt[i]o ad locu[m] pass[i]o[ni]s suae baiula[ti]o cruc[i]s. Crucifixio. Deposit[i]o corp[ori]s e[ius] [?]. Sepultura.
8. fol. 9-12: "Quinta pars [com]memora[n]s gesta v[ir]ginis in qui[n]to vite sue statu v[idelicet] ad hora cene novissime filii sui us[que] ad descensum e[ius] in limbu[m] p[er]acta est ..." [fol. 9v] incipit: "O Cleme[n]tiss[im]a misericordiss[im]a [et] benig[ni]ssima virgo ... [fol. 12] q[ui] p[ro] nob[i]s in lig[n]o mori ac te secum pati voluit Amen"
9. fol. 12-14: "Sexta pars [com]memora[n]s gesta v[ir]ginis in s[ex]to vite sue statu v[idelicet] a r[esurre]c[tio]ne filii e[ius] usq[ue] ad ip[s]ius assu[m]pt[i]o[ne]m p[er]acta est ..."; incipit: "O Virgo p[rae]stantissi[m]a virga celesti flo[ra]e speciosissima ... [fol. 14] ac orb[um] t[er]ra[rum] eo rep[levi]t A[me]n"
10. fol. 14-16: "Septima [et] ultima p[ar]s [com]memora[n]s gesta v[ir]ginis in septi[m]o vite sue statu v[idelict] ab assu[m]p[tio]ne sua glorioa et usq[ue] inet[e]rnu[m] r[e]gnatura p[er]acta [et] p[er]agenda est ..."; incipt: "O Lume[n] celi p[rae]fulgidu[m] sydus q[ue] poli cla[r]issimi ... [fol. 16] ac te sibi [con]regnar[e] [con]stituit [et] p[er]vidit inet[er]nu[m] Amen"
11. fol. 16r-v: "Subsequens exclama[ti]o d[e] b[ea]ti[tudine] et[er]na p[otes]t (si plac[et]) ad petic[i]o[ne]m illi[us] ultime p[ar]tis: ut pute an[te] [con]clusio[nem] que incipit ..."; incipit: "O Preclaru[m] illum diem. Quando veniet ut apparea[m] in [con]spectu e[ius] glorios[us] ... [fol. 16v] ac te sibi conregnare [con]stituit [et] p[re]vidit inet[er]nu[m] Amen. Finis intinerarii seu peregrinat[i]o[ni]s Beate marie virginis"
12. fol. 17-20: blank.
Notes:
Ms codex.
Title from rubric on fol.1; date posited by relationship with the ca. 1487 edition printed at Ulm by Johann Reger and based on watermark evidence; place of creation conjectured by watermark evidence and paleographical analysis.
Origin: Written in Austria[?] between 1487 and approximately 1499.
Notes (ownership):
Provenance: Present just above the first line of text is a small monogram in brown ink and of indeterminate date, showing the letters "H.P." (or possibly "P.H."), wherein the letter "P" is joined to the upper half of the left ascender of the "H." Bookplates of James R. P. Lyell (1871-1948) and of Libreria la Bibliofila, Milan. Offered by Christie's online (July 9, 2020, lot 17); thereafter to Les Enluminures.
Notes (acquisition):
Immediate source of acquisition: Purchased from Les Enluminures, Chicago (TM 1140) on October 15, 2021.
Purchase; Les Enluminures, Chicago; 20211015; 2021.37.
Notes (object):
Collation: Paper, similar to Briquet 2450, fol. ii (modern paper) + 20 + ii (modern paper) ; i¹⁰ ii¹⁰ ; modern pencil foliation in upper-right margin of each recto.
Layout: Single column, 36-40 lines; frame-ruled in brown ink.
Script: Written in a gothic semihybrida libraria/currens.
Decoration: Red and blue maiblumen initials with penwork flourishing into the margins. Capitals touched in red.
Binding: Bound by Morrell of London in gold-tooled green goatskin.
Notes (language):
In Latin.
Identifier:
06_01_018276
Call #:
RARE BKS MS q Med.284
Barcode:
39999092730629