Description:
BSB-Provenienz: Salzburg, Hofbibliothek
Kurzaufnahme einer Handschrift
Altsignatur: Codcpict 22(5
Missale quinque tomis constans, qui omnes multis (plus centum) et
nitidissimis picturis ornati sunt Bd 1 - 5: 48 Miniaturen, 84
Bilder bzw Bildinitialen, Regensburg, Furtmeyr, um 1478 bis nach
1489 Extent:
89 Bl. - Pergament Alternative Title:
Cod.c.pict. 22(5 Abstract:
Englische Version: The five volumes of the monumental feast missal
of the Salzburg basilica is among the most lavishly ornate, and
probably the most costly, medieval missals in the world.
Commissioned by the Salzburg Prince-Archbishop Bernhard of Rohr
(1418-87, reigned 1466-82), an art lover and bibliophile, the
manuscript was completed by 1494 under the rule of his successors.
It contains 22 liturgical texts for the most important religious
feasts to be celebrated in the Salzburg basilica. In the late
1450s, the Salzburg painter Ulrich Schreier began work on the
magnificent miniatures, but soon after he had started Berthold
Furtmeyr (ca. 1435/40-ca. 1501) was commissioned to continue.
Furtmeyr decorated the volumes with splendid miniatures, and the
missal is considered his mature artistic masterpiece. The extent of
the work and the division of its 680 leaves into five volumes
testify to the extraordinary demands of the commission. Written in
large textura script, each volume is 38 centimeters tall and 28
centimeters wide, convenient to handle and at the same time
impressive. Each volume contains liturgical texts and brightly
colored illuminations. The first volume includes the three holy
masses: the birth of Christ on December 25th, the Feast of the
Circumcision of Christ on January 1st, and Epiphany on January 6th.
The second volume contains liturgies for the Purification of the
Virgin, the Annunciation, the Deposition of Saint Rupert, Holy
Thursday, Easter, and the Ascension. The third volume includes the
liturgies of Pentecost, Trinity Sunday, Corpus Christi, the
Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, and the Assumption. The fourth
volume contains the liturgies of Saint Augustine, the Nativity of
Mary, the Translation of Saint Rupert, the Kermis of the Salzburg
basilica, and the Translation of Saint Virgil. In the fifth volume,
the Solemnity of All Saints, Saint Martin's Day, and the Deposition
of Saint Virgil on November 27th complete the liturgical year. Subjects:
15th century
Deutschland
Geschichte 1400-1500
Germany Publication Statement:
[S.l.] 15. Jh.
