BOOK DESCRIPTION: shedding light on the daily life of Carthusian monks (and nuns) in the early sixteenth century at one of its important Charterhouses. Dimensions 142 x 107 mm. In Latin and French, decorated manuscript on paper with musical notation, Eastern France (Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, Chartreuse de Montmerle), dated 1515. 119 folios on paper written in brown ink in gothic cursive bookhand (bâtarde) on 18 long lines, music on ff. 111-115v is written in square notation on four-line staves in brown ink, four staves per page. EARLY BINDING, sixteenth-century blind-tooled brown calf over wooden boards, tooled with three frames formed with the repetition of small stamps, leather on the covers very worn, otherwise in good condition. TEXT: The Carthusians lead a solitary, contemplative life in community, being one of the most austere religious orders with perpetual closure, almost absolute silence, frequent fasting, and complete abstinence of meat. Their sober liturgy reflected the austere way of life. This volume sheds light on the daily life of Carthusian monks in the early sixteenth century at one of its important Charterhouses. The manuscript also provides invaluable, previously unknown information on the history of this Carthusian monastery, including the name of the prior in 1515, Jean Chiurelli. PROVENANCE: Made at the request of Jean Chiurelli, the prior of the Montmerle Charterhouse on January 5, 1515; Private European Collection. CONDITION: Some water stains and worm holes, but in overall good condition. [TM 1282]
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