Prayer Book (German and Latin, 1466)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0103 MS GERM 26 |
Held at | : University College London Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Library/special-coll › |
Full title | : Prayer Book (German and Latin, 1466) |
Date(s) | : 1466 |
Level of description | : Collection (fonds) |
Extent | : 1 volume containing 55 + 17 leaves |
Name of creator(s) | : Unknown |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Written in southern Germany for the use of Dominican nuns.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Gebetbuch (Book of Prayers), 1466, including visitation of the sick, administration of the Last Sacrament, and burial of the dead.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
German (Alemannic dialect) and Latin. Gothic minuscule and Gothic cursive hands.
System of arrangement:
Conditions governing access:
Open.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Normal copyright restrictions apply.
Finding aids:
Dorothy K Coveney, A Descriptive Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of University College London (London, 1935), which summarises the contents of the manuscript; N R Ker, Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries, i (London and Oxford, 1969); handlist at University College London Special Collections.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Bought by University College London from Mrs Oke of Margate in 1921.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Compiled by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions:
Aug 2001
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