Calendar from a 14th-century Dominican liturgical book produced in southern Germany.
Scope and Contents
The entries are in black and red, with one (translatio Marie Magdalene, March 19) in blue. Among those in red are: Dorothea (February 7), Runegund (March 3), George the Martyr (April 23), Peter (April 29: ‘ord(in)is n(ostri)’), Walburga (May 1), translatio beati Dominici (May 24), Henry (July 13), Dominic (August 5: ‘co(n)fess(oris) p(at)ris n(ost)ri’), Laurence (August 10), Sebaldus (August 19), Abbot Giles (September 1), Martin of Tours (November 11), Elisabeth of Hungary (November 19), and Nicholas (December 6). The only later addition is Gall (October 16).
The calendar is from a Dominican house, probably in the district of Nuremberg; in addition to the entries given above, compare Erard (January 8), Adalbert (April 24), Udalric (July 4), Lambert (September 17), Wentzeslaus (September 28), Conrad (November 26).
Dates
- Creation: 14th century.
Extent
1 Volumes (6 folios (1 gathering).)
Language of Materials
Latin
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Vellum.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.
Physical Description
0.00 linear metres6 folios (1 gathering).154.00 x 110.00 millimetres
Dimensions
154.00 x 110.00 millimetres
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 02 10 2015
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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