Italian confraternity book, 1556-1708

1556
1556-1708

Place of origin: Sedrina, Italy, in the province of Bergamo, northeast of Milan. There is also mention of Venice.

Entries from 1556, 1597, 1605, 1612, 1626, 1628, 1635, 1638, 1640, 1641, 1642, 1658, 1708. (Note in research materials says "Register of a Venetian Confraternity dedicated to the virgin, 16th–18th century.")

Italian

Medieval Manuscripts

MSC0542

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Collation: Quire 1: 1 bifolio, unfoliated but the verso of the second folio contains the image, date, and pertinent names. Quire 2: 5 bifolios, folios 1-10. Quire 3: 5 bifolios, folios 11-20. Quire 4: 1 folio tipped in (paper), unfoliated.

Foliation: 17th century, Arabic numerals

Ruling: Light brown ink

Italian humanist
Various hands, ten hands?

Initials and Capitals: Folios 1-4r: red capitals introducing each new chapter entry. Folios 4v-10r: red capitals surrounded by small brown ink scroll work. Folios 10v-17r: red capitals with red scroll work that often works as part of the letter. Folios 17v-18v: red block capitals including red capitals in the list of names heading the first entry on 17v.

Rubrication: Folio 4r: a red fleur de lys at the bottom of the folio. Folio 10r: two brown flowers forming and x pattern with blue petals and red centers.

Images: On the verso of the second folio of the first quire (bifolio): Mary in heaven holding a naked Jesus in her right hand and a cloth in her left hand. The two figures stand within an almost complete circle that is has clouds and rays of sun coming out along the bottom edge. The whole page is framed in brown, gold, and red ink.

Marginal Notation Notes: Evidence of melted red wax: one spot on the first folio of the unfoliated bifolio, three spots on folio 13v.

Marginal Notation, Annotations: Folio 6v has a tic-tac-toe symbol in the left margin next to the beginning of the new entry. Folio 8r has a checkered symbol with two perpendicular lines and three horizontal lines in the left margin at the top of the folio, next to a new entry.

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Conservation Note: Drycleaned September 1985.

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