Walters Ms. W.432, Prayer book Devotions to the Virgin Suffrages Devotional prayers Prayers to the Virgin Gospel sequences Gospel sequence of the Passion Prayer on the Seven Last Words of Christ Prayer book Principal cataloger Marrow, James Cataloger Devine, Alex Cataloger Dutschke, Consuelo Cataloger Herbert, Lynley Cataloger Valle, Chiara Editor Herbert, Lynley Copy editor Dibble, Charles Contributor Bockrath, Diane Contributor Boot, Christine Contributor Emery, Doug Contributor Noel, William Contributor Tabritha, Ariel Contributor Toth, Michael B. Conservator Owen, Linda Conservator Quandt, Abigail The Walters Art Museum

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 This early sixteenth-century illuminated prayer book contains Latin prayers and passages from the Gospels. Although small in scale, it is notable for its abundance of illuminations, with nearly sixty extant small miniatures. Full-color portraits embellish the prayers to the Virgin and Suffrages, while the images within the Gospel narrative are rendered primarily in grisaille, a nearly entirely gray monochrome technique. The last folios include a trompe-l'oeil foliate margin and a Crucifixion that seems to be a later addition. Throughout the book gold initials on red or blue grounds mark the beginning of the prayers. Baltimore The Walters Art Museum W.432 The primary language in this manuscript is Latin. 1r - 69v Prayer book 1r - 6v Devotions to the Virgin Oracio valde devota ad beatissimam Virginem Mariam. Obsecro te Domina Sancta Maria Fols. 1-2r: prayer on the Five Joys of the Virgin; fols. 2r-5v: Rosarium of the Virgin composed of five groups, the first on the Joys of the Virgin, other four on Christ's life and Passion; fols. 5v-6r: Prayer to the Virgin attributed to St. Bernard; fol. 6r-v: Suffrage to guardian angel 7r - 30r Suffrages Michael Gabriel Raphael summi nuncii et omnes sancti angeli Dei Suffrages: fol. 7r: for archangels and angels; fols. 7r-v: John the Baptist; fols. 7v-8r: Peter; fols. 8r-v: Paul; fols. 8v-9r: Andrew; fols. 9r-v: John the Evangelist; fols. 9v-10r: James the Greater; fols. 10r-v: Thomas the Apostle; fol. 10v: Philip and James the Less; fol. 11r: Bartholomew; fol. 11r-v: Matthew; fols. 11v-12r: Simon and Jude; fols. 12r-v: Matthias; fol. 12v: All the Apostles; fol. 13r: Stephen; fol. 13v: Lawrence; fols. 13v-14r: Sebastian; fols. 14r-v: Vincent Ferrer; fol. 15r: Lambert; fols. 15r-v: Cornelius and Cyprian; fols. 15v-16r: Erasmus; fols. 16r-v: Adrian; fols. 16v-17r: Dionysius; fols. 17r-v: Christopher; fols. 17v-18r: One martyr (intercessor), and All Martyrs; fols. 18r-v: Gregory I; fol. 18v: Jerome; fol. 19r: Augustine; fols. 19r-v: Ambrose; fols. 19v-20r: Martin; fol. 20r: Nicholas; fol. 20v: Francis; fols. 20v-21r: Anthony Abbot; fols. 21r-v: Benedict; fols. 21v-22r: Bernard; fol. 22r: Servatius; fols. 22r-23r: One Confessor (intercessor) and All Confessors; fols. 23r-v: Anne; fols. 23v-24r: Mary Magdalene; fols. 24r: Agnes; fol. 24v: Cecilia; fols. 24v-25r: Catherine of Alexandria; fols. 25r-v: Barbara; fols. 25v-r: Agatha; fol. 26r: Lucy; fol. 26v: Gertrude; fols. 26v-27r: Apollonia; fols. 27r-v: Margaret; fols. 27v-28r: Dorothy; fols. 28r-v: Eleven Thousand Virgins; fols. 28v-29r: Elisabeth of Hungary; fol. 29r-v: One Virgin (intercessor) and All Virgins; fols. 29v-30r: All Saints 30v - 42v Devotional prayers O Domine Ihesu Xriste adoro te in cruce pendentem Fols. 30v-31r: seven verses of St. Gregory; fols. 31v-38r: communion prayers; fols. 38r-41r: vows regarding proper Christian behavior; fols. 41r-v: prayer to Christ; fols. 41v-42v: prayer to the Virgin that St. Bernard received from an angel 43r - 55v Prayers to the Virgin Alia oratio devotissima ad beatissimam Virginem Dei genitricem Maria. O intemerata et in aeternum benedicta Prayers: fols. 43r-45v: O intemerata; fols. 46r-47r: Stabat Mater; fols. 47v-53r: Missus est Gabriel; fols. 53r-55v: Obsecro te 55v - 59v Gospel sequences Initium sancti evangelio secundum Johannem. Gloria tibi Domine. In principio erat verbum Fols. 55v-56v: John 1:1-14; fols. 57r-v: Luke 1:26-38; fols. 58r-59r: Matthew 2:1-12; fols. 59r-v: Mark 16:14-20 59v - 68r Gospel sequence of the Passion Passio Domini nostri Ihesu Christi secundum Johannem. Egressus est Dominus Ihesus Gospel sequence of the Passion containing excerpts from John's Gospel 18:1-19:42 in eight divisions: fols. 60r-v: John 18:1-11; fols. 61r-62r: John 18:12-27; fols. 62r-63r: John 18:28-38; fol. 63v: John 18:38-40; fols. 63v-65r: John 19:1-16; fols. 65r-v: John 19:16-22; fols. 65v-66r: John 19:23-24; fols. 66r-67v: John 19:25-42; fols. 67v-68r: collect 68r - 69v Prayer on the Seven Last Words of Christ Oratio pulchra de septem verbis Domini qua dixit in cruce pendens. O Domine Ihesu Xriste fili Dei Text and image an early addition on originally blank, ruled folios

Thin to medium-weight, highly finished cream-colored parchment

 Foliation: i+69+i13.0 9.5 6.8 5.3 Foliation in pencil, top right corners, rectos

1-11(6), 12(4,-4) Double set of modern pencilled quire marks, inscribed in corner at lower spine-edge on last verso, repeated in facing corner at lower left on first recto, beginning "a" and "b" on fols. 1 and 7, numerical system "1" to "10" thereafter None Quires begin on fols. 1(1), 7(2), 13(3), 19(4), 25(5), 31(6), 37(7), 43(8), 49(9), 55(10), 61(11), 67(12)

 Red ink ruling visible on some folios Calligraphic gothic bookhand Small miniature, fol. 1r Small miniatures accompany text for each suffrage, fols. 7r-v, 8r-v, 9r-v, 10r-v, 11r-v, 12r, 13r-v, 14r, 15r-v, 16r-v, 17r, 18r-v, 19r-v, 20r-v, 21r-v, 22r, 23r-v, 24r-v, 25r, 26r-v, 27r-v, and 28r-v Small miniature, fol. 30v Small miniatures, fols. 43r, 46r, 47v, and 53r Small miniatures at the beginning of each Gospel sequence, fols. 55v, 57r, 58r, and 59r Small miniature at the beginning of each Gospel sequence, fols. 60r, 61r, 62r, 63v, 65r, 65v, and 66r Small miniature and foliate margin, fol. 68r Forty-nine small miniatures (2 to 7 lines), last with foliate margin, most on red or blue ground; twelve small miniatures in grisaille and color; small gold initials on alternating blue and red ground throughout majority of text (1 line); one rubric in gold at the beginning of the manuscript, one in red accompanying the last prayer; text in black ink Virgin and Child Devotions to the Virgin: Obsecro te Small miniature, 8 lines Above: St. Michael; Below: St. John the Baptist Suffrages for St. Michael, St. John the Baptist Small miniatures, 7 lines (above), and 4 lines (below) St. Peter Suffrage for St. Peter Small miniature, 5 lines St. Paul Suffrage for St. Paul Small miniature, 5 lines St. Andrew Suffrage for St. Andrew Small miniature, 6 lines St. John Evangelist Suffrage for St. John Evangelist Small miniature, 6 lines St. James the Greater Suffrage for St. James the Greater Small miniature, 6 lines St. Thomas the Apostle Suffrage for St. Thomas the Apostle Small miniature, 6 lines SS. Philip and James the Less Suffrage for SS. Philip and James the Less Small miniature, 6 lines Above: St. Bartholomew; Below: St. Matthew Suffrage for St. Bartholomew, St. Matthew Small miniatures, 6 lines (above), and 2 lines (below) SS. Simon and Jude Suffrage for SS. Simon and Jude Small miniature, 5 lines St. Matthias Suffrage for St. Matthias Small miniature, 6 lines A group of apostles Suffrage for All the Apostles Small miniature, 3 lines St. Stephen Suffrage for St. Stephen Small miniature, 6 lines Above: St. Lawrence; below: St. Sebastian Suffrages for St. Lawrence, St. Sebastian Small miniatures, 7 lines (above), and 3 lines (below) St. Vincent Ferrer Suffrage for St. Vincent Ferrer Small miniature, 6 lines Above: St. Lambert; below: a pope Suffrages for St. Lambert; SS. Cornelius and Cyprian Small miniatures, 6 lines (above), and 2 lines (below) St. Erasmus Suffrage for St. Erasmus Small miniature, 6 lines St. Adrian Suffrage for St. Adrian Small miniature, 6 lines St. Dionysius Suffrage for St. Dionysius Small miniature, 6 lines St. Christopher Suffrage for St. Christopher Small miniature, 6 lines St. Gregory Suffrage for St. Gregory Small miniature, 6 lines St. Jerome Suffrage for St. Jerome Small miniature, 2 lines Above: St. Augustine; Below: St. Ambrose Suffrages for St. Augustine and St. Ambrose Small miniatures, 6 lines (above), and 5 lines (below) St. Martin gives alms to a beggar holding up a bowl Suffrage for St. Martin Small miniature, 6 lines St. Nicholas blesses three resuscitated children Suffrage for St. Nicholas Small miniature, 6 lines Above: St. Francis; Below: St. Anthony the Abbot Suffrages for St. Francis; St. Anthony the Abbot Small miniatures, 6 lines (above), and 4 lines (below) St. Benedict Suffrage for St. Benedict Small miniature, 6 lines St. Bernard Suffrage for St. Bernard Small miniature, 6 lines St. Servatius Suffrage for St. Servatius Small miniature, 6 lines St. Anne Suffrage for St. Anne Small miniature, 6 lines St. Mary Magdalene Suffrage for St. Mary Magdalene Small miniature, 6 lines St. Agnes Suffrage for St. Agnes Small miniature, 6 lines Above: St. Cecilia; below: St. Catherine of Alexandria Suffrages for St. Cecilia; St. Catherine of Alexandria Small miniatures, 6 lines each St. Barbara Suffrage for St. Barbara Small miniature, 6 lines St. Lucy Suffrage for St. Lucy Small miniature, 6 lines Above: St. Gertrude; below: St. Apollonia Suffrages for St. Gertrude; St. Apollonia Small miniatures, 6 lines each St. Margaret Suffrage for St. Margaret Small miniature, 6 lines St. Dorothy Suffrage for St. Dorothy Small miniature, 6 lines St. Ursula and the virgins Suffrages for Eleven Thousand Virgins Small miniature, 6 lines St. Elisabeth of Hungary gives alms to a beggar Suffrage for St. Elisabeth Small miniature, 6 lines Mass of St. Gregory Seven Verses of St. Gregory Small miniature, 6 lines Virgin offers fruit to Christ Prayers to the Virgin: O intemerata Small miniature, 8 lines Crucifixion Prayers to the Virgin: Stabat Mater Small miniature, 8 lines Annunciation Prayers to the Virgin: Missus est Gabriel Small miniature, 8 lines Virgin and Child Prayers to the Virgin: Obsecro te Small miniature, 8 lines Portrait of Evangelist John John 1:1-14 Small miniature, 9 lines Portrait of Evangelist Luke Luke 1:26-38 Small miniature, 8 lines Portrait of Evangelist Matthew Matthew 2:1-12 Small miniature, 9 lines Portrait of Evangelist Mark Mark 16:14-20 Small miniature, 9 lines Christ praying in the Garden of Gethsemane John 18:1-11 Small miniature, 11 lines Arrest of Christ John 1:12-27 Small miniature, 9 lines Kiss of Judas John 18:28-38 Small miniature, 8 lines Above: The Jews release Barabbas instead of Christ; below: Flagellation and crowning with thorns Above: John 18:38-40; below: John 19:1-16 Small miniatures, 9 lines (above), and 5 lines (below) Christ on the way to the Calvary John 19:16-22 Small miniature, 9 lines Soldiers cast lots for Christ's clothing John 19:23-24 Small miniature, 7 lines Crucifixion John 19:25-42 Small miniature, 9 lines Crucifixion Prayer on the Seven Last Words of Christ Small miniature, 7 lines

This is probably an early addition.

Nineteenth-century red velvet binding; yellow and gray-green woven silk ribbon marker, anchored under top endband; two fore-edge ties of yellow silk thread wrapped with silver (tarnished)

 First quarter of the 16th century CE Leiden, Netherlands Created in the early sixteenth century in the Netherlands Edwin H. Lawrence; his sale London 1892, lot no. 527 W. C. Hazlitt, London, purchased from Edwin H. Lawrence, 1892 Marshall C. Lefferts collection, New York, late nineteenth century; his monogram in small gold and black book-shaped bookplate at top left on front pastedown George H. Richmond, purchased from Lefferts sale, 1901 Henry Walters, Baltimore, acquired from Richmond before 1931 The Walters Art Museum, by Henry Walters' bequest, 1931 Relevant Works De Ricci, Seymour, and William J. Wilson. Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the United States and Canada. Vol. 1. New York: H. W. Wilson Company, 1935, p. 815, no. 360. Art Medicine Museum Poetry Script Muhammad, the Prophet Kashmiri Horses Walters Art Museum Document Astrology Devotion History Legal Literature -- Poetry Literature -- Prose Liturgy Philosophy Science Science -- Medicine Scripture Sufism Theology Mineralogy Logic Geography Geomancy Cosmology Cartography Fortune-telling Koran Qur`an Firman Palimpsest Prayer Bible Gospels Psalter Missal Lectionary Book of Hours Antiphonary Homilary Processional Horologion Breviary Hymnal Chronicle Maghreb Sub-Saharan (West) Africa Turkey Afghanistan Central Asia Egypt England India Iran Iraq Pakistan Germany France Austria Netherlands Ethiopia Armenia Flanders Greece Mamluk Mughal Ottoman Ottonian Armenian Byzantine Abbasid Qajar Rajput Christian Arabic Austrian Dutch Egyptian Fatimid German Indian Islamic Persian Safavid Timurid Turkish Umayyad English French Flemish Ethiopian Carolingian Calligraphy Colophon Headpiece Illumination Illustration Medallion Miniature Ornament Painting Early Abbasid script Ragini Romanesque Gothic Watermark Grotesques Historiated initial Inhabited initial White-vine lettering Textura Batarda Humanistic Uncial Accordion book Album Book Codex Manuscript Heraldry Saint's Life Drawing Grisaille Binding New Abbasid style Musical notation Russia Romania Charter Russian Genealogy Mass book Prayer book Gospel Lectionary Psalter-Hours Treatise Grammar Gloss Pontifical Private devotional text Gradual Protective scroll Scroll 10th century 11th century 12th century 13th century 14th century 15th century 16th century 17th century 18th century 19th century 20th century 8th century 9th century Block book Caroline minuscule Central Arab lands (Near East) Chart English secretary hand Kufic Gothic book hand Original binding Treasure binding Gospel Book Spanish Spain Italian Italy Coptic Scrapbook American United States Maryland Historical Society Friendship book Friendship Biography Liturgical Devotional Scriptural Theological Legal Historical Scientific Scientific -- Medical Literary -- Prose Literary -- Poetry Philosophical Astrological Sufi English Christian Codex Manuscript Walters Art Museum Dutch Prayer book Book Illumination Netherlands 16th century Devotion Ornament Painting Grisaille Miniature