Top of page

Book/Printed Material Beaupré Antiphonary Fragments.

About this Item

Title

  • Beaupré Antiphonary Fragments.

Summary

  • The three fragments presented here were illuminated in Hainaut around 1280 and completed in 1290, and were originally part of a collection of richly decorated Cistercian manuscripts that is a rare example of those being produced in Flanders at the end of the 13th century. Known as the Beaupré Antiphonary, the manuscripts consisted of two sets, each of three volumes, produced for the abbess's side and the prioress's side of the choir at the Cistercian abbey of Sainte-Marie at Beaupré (diocese of Cambrai, in French Flanders). In 1850-53 these works were taken to England by the art critic and scholar John Ruskin (1819-1900), who excised some pages and sent an unmatched set to be auctioned. Those manuscripts regrettably were lost in June 1865 during a fire that spread to Sotheby and Wilkinson in London. The fragments here from the Beaupré Antiphonary were salvaged from that fire. They include an illuminated initial "S," an illuminated "h" with a Cistercian nun and another figure at prayer beside a saint, and an initial "O." Six other fragments are known to exist in other collections: two leaves at the Victoria and Albert Museum; two in Brussels at the Bibliothèque Royale Albert I; one in Bordeaux in the Trésor de la Cathédrale Saint-André; and one in Nuremberg at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Graphische Sammlung.

Names

  • Toussens, Johannes de Creator.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1290.

Headings

  • -  France--Nord-Pas-de-Calais
  • -  1290
  • -  Antiphonaries
  • -  Cistercians
  • -  Illuminations
  • -  Liturgies
  • -  Miniatures (Illuminations)
  • -  Music
  • -  Musical scores

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  "Walters Ms. W.915.1-3"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
  • -  Original resource extent: 3 fragments : parchment ; 15.1 x 11 centimeters, 13.6 x 15.3 centimeters, 14.9 x 13 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: Walters Art Museum.
  • -  Content in Latin.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021668196

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

The Library of Congress is unaware of any copyright or other restrictions in the World Digital Library Collection. Absent any such restrictions, these materials are free to use and reuse. Researchers are encouraged to review the source information attached to each item. For information on contacting WDL partner organizations, see this archived list of partners

The Library asks that researchers approach the materials in this collection with respect for the culture and sensibilities of the people whose lives, ideas, and creativity are documented here.

Credit Line: [Original Source citation], World Digital Library

More about Copyright and other Restrictions

For additional information and contact information for many of the partner organizations, see this archived capture of the World Digital Library site from 2021.

For guidance about compiling full citations consult Citing Primary Sources.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Toussens, Johannes De Creator. Beaupré Antiphonary Fragments. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1290] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668196/.

APA citation style:

Toussens, J. D. C. (1290) Beaupré Antiphonary Fragments. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668196/.

MLA citation style:

Toussens, Johannes De Creator. Beaupré Antiphonary Fragments. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1290] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668196/>.