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Collection: Inscribed Illuminations and Inspirations: Manuscripts at Bridwell Library
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The texts bound together here include works by (or attributed to) three Doctors of the Church, two from the Western tradition (St. Isidore of Seville and St. Augustine) and one from the Eastern Church (St. John Chrysostom). As a group these texts…
BRMS 111
Illuminated manuscript with psalms to be recited over the course of a week. There are large gilt initials and an illuminated portrait of King David.
BRMS 113
In the Bulla aurea ("Golden Bull") of 1479, Pope Sixtus IV granted indulgences to all who donated to the Franciscan Order and to the Poor Clares, all visitors to Franciscan churches, and all who contributed to the maintenance of Franciscan…
BRMS 114
Written mainly in Latin, but with Spanish rubrics (headings) in red ink, this manuscript Formulario contains the prayers and oaths used in the ceremony in which female novices made their profession as nuns and received the monastic vestments that…
BRMS 117
The title of this German prayer manuscript, intended for the Catholic laity, translates loosely as "the spiritual alarm clock." The book contains prayers accompanied by illuminations.
BRMS 118
Personalized devotional manuscript for an unidentified Catholic woman. It includes the morning prayer to the Trinity, a series of prayers for Mass, Confession, and Communion, and devotions to the Trinity, the Virgin Mary and other popular saints,…
BRMS 12
The Lectionary provides the scriptural readings for the liturgy on specific days during the church year. These leaves from an otherwise lost Greek lectionary include the readings for Easter Week, taken primarily from the Gospel of Matthew, and the…
BRMS 122
This large folding triptych is a cartagloria, an illuminated manuscript bearing essential Latin texts for the Mass ceremony. The central miniature of the triptych replicates Leonardo da Vinci's fresco of the Last Supper at the Dominican Convent of…
BRMS 13
Tiny decorated book features fifteen miniatures and ten vignettes of the Labors of the Months in the calendar, each set within pinnacled Gothic niches with decorated margins. Illuminated near St. Omer near the Franco-Flemish border, the Sellers Hours…
BRMS 134
Soeur (Sister) Marie Julie de Saint Paul de Thomassin's commonplace book provides an intimate view of an eighteenth-century nun's values, interests, and activities. It includes general rules for monastic living, short histories of various religious…
BRMS 137
Comprised primarily of Latin prayers to the Virgin Mary, this Italian manuscript ends with a transcription of an indulgence that was promulgated by Pope Leo X on February 18, 1516. This indulgence granted remission of sins to those who recited the…
BRMS 14
The scribe who transcribed the text of this Book of Hours signed his name on folio 111 recto as "Biagio di Piero di Jacopo da Fiesole." The manuscript features four full-page illuminations and one large historiated initial, each highlighted with…
BRMS 149
Manuscript consisting of 14 large composite painted images of the tenets of the Catholic faith, with explanation written in Dutch. Later owned by the Carmelite friars of Nijmegen in the Netherlands, this book was made for the religious instruction of…
BRMS 15
A modest Book of Hours written in gothic batarde script in brown, red, and blue ink with numerous French rubrics, this manuscript includes four full-page miniatures. Other pages feature illuminated initials and elaborate borders in a style similar to…
BRMS 150
The fifty ink drawings in this volume, all finished in watercolor with Latin captions, provided students with a visually engaging introduction to religious instruction. Pages 1-4 illustrate a basic catechism. Pages 5-10 instruct on how to properly…
BRMS 151
This late-Rococo style vellum wall hanging was likely produced to commemorate the arrival at the convent of Santa Clara in Palma de Mallorca of the noblewoman and nun Raymunda Torella y Despuig (d. 1826). A rare survival of art work made specifically…
BRMS 155
Gradual produced, signed and dated by Spanish nun, Maria Dies de Oña for Cistercian Use in early sixteenth century. This contains approximately the first third of the liturgial year.
BRMS 16
This manuscript was illuminated by a Flemish-trained artist of great skill. The program of illustration found in this manuscript is extensive, consisting of twenty large miniatures with trompe-l'oeil borders, twenty-four small miniatures of saints,…
BRMS 164
Records from the Convento de Santa Clara in Puebla, Mexico covering 150 years (1690–1858). Created in the 1690s as a large blank book, the convent overseer envisioned many more documents than those eventually included. Only half of the nearly three…
BRMS 167
German prayer book with gold and black gothic calligraphy and thirteen plates by Franz Heissig. The text includes prayers, meditations, and religious exercises.
BRMS 168
Early modern manuscript Book of Hours illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings of scenese from the Passion and the Life of the Virgin. Three versions of prayers are included in calligraphy without corrections or insertions. The illustrations were likely…
BRMS 169
A manuscript prayer book produced for Josephine Hofmainin by Joseph Jillich. It has a variety of decorative techniques including cut-outs, paste-ins, calligraphic headings, polychrome portraits, and engravings.
BRMS 17
This illuminated manuscript is a missal which contains all of the prayers, hymns, and biblical passages read by the priest during the celebration of the Latin Mass throughout the year. It features Bohemian saints such as St. Wenceslaus, in the…
BRMS 170
Devotional manuscript compiled for the followers of St. John of God (1495–1550), founder of the Order of the Brothers Hospitallers. It documents the devotional aspects of the order and includes prayers and orations. The majority of the volume is a…
BRMS 171
A hybrid liturgical manuscript and an unidentified printed psalter created for, and possibly by, Jacoba van Dyke. The manuscript is in both Latin and Dutch and decorated with illustrations from earlier Dutch manuscripts pasted onto the pages.
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