Book of Hours, Use of Rome — 15th century, third quarter; Italian, North
MS. Canon. Liturg. 137
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Book of Hours, Use of Rome — 15th century, third quarter; Italian, North
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 137
Associated place
Italian
Venice
Place of origin
Italian, North
Date
15th century, third quarter
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
i + 248 (250) + i fol.
Decoration
Historiated border.
Initials (partly defaced). (Pächt and Alexander ii. 868)
Binding
18th century, Italian, probably bound for a member of the Nani family of San Trovaso, Venice (benefactors to the Biblioteca Marciana in 1797), whose bookplate is on the front paste-down: pasteboards; shiny brown leather, speckled with black dots; no decoration on covers; spine fully gilt, no original title, later paper label(s); edges gilt, only partially gauffered (after severe trimming of text-block); paste-downs of marbled paper. 104–106 77–78 c. 46 (book closed). The manuscript had been damaged at both ends before this binding.
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Title
'...Officium beate Marie Virginis, secundum consuetudinem Romane Curie'
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 137
Summary
'...Officium beate Marie Virginis, secundum consuetudinem Romane Curie', followed by:
The 'Officium Defunctorum' (fol. 115)
'Officium sancte Crucis' (fol. 195)
'vijem Psalmi penitentiales' with Litany (fol. 203)
'Missa beate Marie Virginis' (fol. 239)
At end 'Explicit hoc librum. Deo gratias.Amen.'.
A small 18th cent. bookplate is in the volume, bearing beneath a coronet the arms, party per bend or and gules.
Date
Written in the 15th century in Italy
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, with a few small miniatures, illuminated borders, etc.
Physical extent
251 Leaves
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Collection contents
Canonici Liturgical
'...Officium beate Marie Virginis, secundum consuetudinem Romane Curie'
