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Pontifical (MS M.258).

Accession number
MS M.258
Object title
Pontifical (MS M.258).
Display Date
1657.
Created
Paris, France, 1657.
Binding
Original French 17th-century red morocco gilt, perhaps by Du Seuil.
Credit line
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1907.
Description
21 leaves (1 column, 23 lines), bound : vellum, ill. ; 280 x 210 mm
Provenance
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) from Pearson in 1907; J.P. Morgan (1867-1943).
Notes
Ms. pontifical; written and illuminated in Paris, France, in 1657.
Scribe: Nicolas Jarry, who is also the artist; signed and dated on fol. 20v.
Decoration: 9 large gold initials painted over floral vignettes; text framed in gold bands.
Script
Roman letters
Language
Latin
Classification