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Item donated to Knox College by Harriet Robbins Moses (1888-1973) of Salina, KS as part of a bequest through her estate in 1973. Moses graduated from Knox College in 1912.6
Item from the donation of Edward (1861-1949) and Lucy Smith Morse Caldwell (1864-1941), acquired in 1953. The Caldwells graduated from Knox in 1886.4
One of three manuscript leaves gifted to Earlham College in the 1920s or 1930s by Ruby Davis, a longtime English professor who specialized in medieval literature. No information known regarding where she obtained these leaves.2
Part of the NIU Collection of Leaves from Medieval European Christian Texts. Purchased by Northern Illinois University in 2003.2
Purchased by the Art Department of DePauw University in the 1960s from the Ferdinand Roten Gallery.2
A modern pencil inscription in the bottom margin of the recto reads "VM 1754." Leaf 3 of the IWU Lamson collection. This set of nine leaves was gifted to Illinois Wesleyan University by Alfred (Class of 1939) and Helen Lamson. The Lamson donation was orchestrated by IWU's President, Minor Myers, Jr., who negotiated with Harry L. Stern, antiquarian book seller, regarding the purchase of the leaves (circa 1990) which were then donated to the University. A similar set of leaves is held by Loyola Marymount University and known as the Bruce Ferrini Liturgical Manuscript Leaf Collection. Ferrini likely sold these leaves as well.1
A modern pencil inscription on the bottom right recto reads "39-196." Leaf 7 of the IWU Lamson collection. This set of nine leaves was gifted to Illinois Wesleyan University by Alfred (Class of 1939) and Helen Lamson. The Lamson donation was orchestrated by IWU's President, Minor Myers, Jr., who negotiated with Harry L. Stern, antiquarian book seller, regarding the purchase of the leaves (circa 1990) which were then donated to the University. A similar set of leaves is held by Loyola Marymount University and known as the Bruce Ferrini Liturgical Manuscript Leaf Collection. Ferrini likely sold these leaves as well.1
A modern pencil inscription on the verso reads "VM 3300." Leaf 5 of the IWU Lamson collection. This set of nine leaves was gifted to Illinois Wesleyan University by Alfred (Class of 1939) and Helen Lamson. The Lamson donation was orchestrated by IWU's President, Minor Myers, Jr., who negotiated with Harry L. Stern, antiquarian book seller, regarding the purchase of the leaves (circa 1990) which were then donated to the University. A similar set of leaves is held by Loyola Marymount University and known as the Bruce Ferrini Liturgical Manuscript Leaf Collection. Ferrini likely sold these leaves as well.1
Acquired by the Muskegon Museum of Art from Orientalia, Inc. (New York, NY) in 1924. Accessioned 9/1/1924. Possible dealer's inscription in pencil on the recto reading "NL 14."1
Donated by Dr. Charles Weis, emeritus faculty member of English at Ohio Wesleyan University, to the Beeghly Library in 2016. Weis was gifted these leaves by his mother in 1952. He speculates that they perhaps were purchased from an antiquarian in Washington D.C., as his mother, Jessica M. Weis, was actively involved in national politics at that time. She later served as a member of the House of Representatives (1959-1963). While owned by Dr. Charles Weis, these leaves were framed and displayed as art objects in his home.1
Donated to the College of Wooster by Dr. Amy Vandersall (Class of 1955, The College of Wooster), Alumni Weekend, 2010.1
Donation by Dr. John Pick and his wife (Manchesa Cecilia Zimmermann Barbaro) in January of 1972 to Marquette University. The leaves included in this donation were originally purchased by the Picks from Ferdinand Roten Galleries at an unknown point prior to the donation being made. A pencil inscription from a modern dealer in the lower margin of the verso numbers this leaf "48-57-26" and suggests that it was once priced $60.1
Donation by Dr. John Pick and his wife (Manchesa Cecilia Zimmermann Barbaro) in January of 1972 to Marquette University. The leaves included in this donation were originally purchased by the Picks from Ferdinand Roten Galleries at an unknown point prior to the donation being made. A pencil inscription from a modern dealer in the lower margin of the verso numbers this leaf "59-58-22" and suggests that it was once priced $30.1
Donation by Dr. John Pick and his wife (Manchesa Cecilia Zimmermann Barbaro) in January of 1972 to Marquette University. The leaves included in this donation were originally purchased by the Picks from Ferdinand Roten Galleries at an unknown point prior to the donation being made. Possibly purchased by the Ferdinand Roten Galleries from Maggs Bros., Ltd., who include the unbroken volume from which this leaf was taken in their Bulletin 5 (1967), item number 15, as noted by Peter Kidd. A pencil inscription from a modern dealer in the lower margin of the recto numbers this leaf "119-7-B" and suggests that it was once priced $30.1
Donation by Dr. John Pick and his wife (Manchesa Cecilia Zimmermann Barbaro) in January of 1972 to Marquette University. The leaves included in this donation were originally purchased by the Picks from Ferdinand Roten Galleries at an unknown point prior to the donation being made. Possibly purchased by the Ferdinand Roten Galleries from Maggs Bros., Ltd., who include the unbroken volume from which this leaf was taken in their Bulletin 5 (1967), item number 15, as noted by Peter Kidd. A pencil inscription from a modern dealer in the lower margin of the verso numbers this leaf "119-7-A" and suggests that it was once priced $35.1
From the library of St. Ignatius College (Chicago, IL). A dealer's description, in French, is pasted into the inside front cover. This book is recorded in de Ricci, Census, where the dealer's description is dated c. 1890.1
Gift of former Professor of Art and Art History Catherine E. Fruhan (1948-2015) to DePauw University in 2015. Fruhan reported that she purchased this leaf in Paris.1
In an unpublished MA Thesis (University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee), Sarah Rothmann suggests that this book was made for Jean-Baptiste de Brancas, a member of a Proven al noble family located in Avignon, based on a heraldic device found in the manuscript (fol. 35r). She identifies a second coat of arms as belonging to the Albon family of Provence (fol. 71v). Rothmann also links this volume to the painter, Pierre Villate, who operated in the Provence region (pp. 28 and 38-41). Bookplate of an unidentified former owner in the inside cover (not imaged), bearing the motto "tout bien ou rien," a crown and a lion. Gift of Mr. Eliot G. Fitch to Marquette University on December 30, 1959. Eliot Fitch was a banking executive in Milwaukee. He was also the Chairman of the Board of Regents and, before that, Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Marquette University. A letter from 1975 suggests that the manuscript was originally purchased by his wife, Janet Fitch, before being donated by Eliot Fitch to Marquette University.1
In the calendar, added obits of John and William Gurney (1479), of their brother Thomas Gurney (1479), and their father Thomas Gurney (1480), also of Dorothy Sankey (1493). Owned in 1570 by Thomas Sankey and circa 1600 by Robert Hewerdyne, of Broughton, Yorkshire. Thomas Pigott then owned the volume shortly thereafter. Bookseller catalogue note pasted to fol. 1v suggests that this volume was "rescued from obscurity" by Sir Robert Cotton, but this attribution has not been confirmed. Acquired by the Library of Congress in March of 1904 from Prof. William Kurrelmeyer, of Baltimore (Acquisition number 110133, Ms. Ac. 544). The College of Wooster obtained this manuscript by exchange in 1932 and accessioned it into their collection on Jan. 9, 1933. Thanks to Cynthia Turner Camp for her observations on the Feast of the Translation of St. Osmund.1
Item donated to Knox College by Harriet Robbins Moses (1888-1973) of Salina, KS as part of a bequest through her estate in 1973. Moses graduated from Knox College in 1912. Described and likely sold by Erik von Scherling of Leiden, Holland sometime between 1928 and his death in 1956.1