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Note, dated 1473, to memorialize that in that year the 9-year old Dorotea, daughter of Andrea da Cadamosto became an Augustinian nun; from the wording it appears to be in her own hand, f. 72r

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Note, dated 1473, to memorialize that in that year the 9-year old Dorotea, daughter of Andrea da Cadamosto became an Augustinian nun; from the wording it appears to be in her own hand

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Note, dated 1473, to memorialize that in that year the 9-year old Dorotea, daughter of Andrea da Cadamosto became an Augustinian nun; from the wording it appears to be in her own hand, f. 72r
Additional title: Hands 4 and 5; note about date?
Collection

Renaissance and medieval manuscripts collection

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Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1470 (Approximate)
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 2557
Shelf locator: MA 71
Genres
Religious books
Manuscripts
Notes
Ownership: Douglas sale (1856); R.L. Stuart collection (no. 13889), bequeathed 1892.
Content: De Ricci, 1326. Chart by Dr. G.B. Guest.
Content: 15 long lines in main text, 17 in calendar, ruled in ink. Catchwords in section written by hand 2.
Content: Parchment
Content: Two miniatures: Crucifixion and Christ descends into Hell.
Content: Full border decoration around miniatures, and opening of main sections. Some decoration in only one margin. 2-line gold initials on red and blue fields. Larger red and blue initials on gold fields. 1-line gold and blue initials with penwork. Rubrics.
Content: De Ricci and Dr. Guest date the ms. to ca. 1470 (cf. note on f. 72?). Scribal hands: A, ff. 2-70v, 74-92; B, ff. 95-163v; C, ff. 70v-71; D & E, f. 72; F, ff. 92v-94v.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
Latin
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12455533
MSS Unit ID: 2557
Digital Scriptorium 1.0 ID: NYPL MA 071
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a9f813f0-c5cb-012f-7e92-58d385a7bc34
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Item timeline of events

  • 1470: Created
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Note, dated 1473, to memorialize that in that year the 9-year old Dorotea, daughter of Andrea da Cadamosto became an Augustinian nun; from the wording it appears to be in her own hand" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1470. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e586-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Note, dated 1473, to memorialize that in that year the 9-year old Dorotea, daughter of Andrea da Cadamosto became an Augustinian nun; from the wording it appears to be in her own hand" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 25, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e586-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1470). Note, dated 1473, to memorialize that in that year the 9-year old Dorotea, daughter of Andrea da Cadamosto became an Augustinian nun; from the wording it appears to be in her own hand Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e586-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Note, dated 1473, to memorialize that in that year the 9-year old Dorotea, daughter of Andrea da Cadamosto became an Augustinian nun; from the wording it appears to be in her own hand