Carmen in honorem Beatae Mariae Virginis (Poem in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary)

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Carmen in honorem Beatae Mariae Virginis (Poem in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary)

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Item No: mca0570011
Title: Carmen in honorem Beatae Mariae Virginis (Poem in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
Script: Caroline minuscule
Language: Latin
Folio Number: f. 1r
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

The leaves of this manuscript fragment were used as part of the binding in a book belonging to Bartholdus and Johann Flachmann in 1491, as identified by an ownership inscription.


Notes:

This poem to the Virgin Mary is composed in leonine verse, a popular poetic form in the Middle Ages based upon an internal rhyming structure.


Country: Country:Germany

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1299
Image Dimensions Width: 176 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E 57

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