Boies Penrose II Decorated Manuscript (1490-1520)

Named after former Pennsylvania collector of books and photographs Boies Penrose II (1902-1976), the Boies Penrose II Decorated Manuscript (1490-1520) is ornamented throughout.  The manuscript is formed of 310 leaves on vellum with Latin text and contains two bookplates. The volume was included in two exhibitions: Hidden Treasures: Illuminated Manuscripts from Midwestern Collections (the Chazen Museum of Art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, December 18, 2010- February 27, 2011) and The Art of Devotion: Illuminated Manuscripts from Local Collections (Milwaukee Art Museum, March 1-June 16, 2019).