Usuard — c. 1476; Italian, Venice
MS. Canon. Liturg. 333
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Usuard — c. 1476; Italian, Venice
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 333
Associated place
Italian
Place of origin
Italian, Venice
Date
c. 1476
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
192 fols.
Decoration
Good borders.
Good historiated initials.
Good other initials.
Computistical tables and diagrams, that on fol. 4 with date 1476. (Pächt and Alexander ii. 553)
Binding
18th century, Italian: wood? boards, no bevel; lightish brown leather, tooled with triple gilt lines and a blind roll to form an outer frame on each cover, around a large blind decorative centrepiece; spine with gilt lines and a gilt stamp in each panel, gilt red-leather label; no clasps; metal corner-pieces at the outer corners only, two to each cover, each with a domed boss and floral decoration (late 15th century, transferred from MS. Canon. Misc. 409); edges plain, with slight shadows of two straps from a former binding; paste-downs of carta bassanese. Rebacked (old spine re-laid) at Bodleian, 1940s (perhaps dated 23 Nov. 1948, but indistinctly written). 235–238 c. 168 c. 48–51 (book closed).
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Title
'...Martyrologium siue Datarium secundum ritum Sancte Romane Ecclesie'
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 333
Summary
'...Martyrologium siue Datarium secundum ritum Sancte Romane Ecclesie', with prologues relating to St. Jerome, Usuardus, etc. Elaborate calendarial tables (partly in Italian) and a full calendar precede: the honour paid to St. Servulus (May 24 and Nov. 23) shows that the volume was written at Trieste, and the year is given on foll. 1, 4.
Date
Written in 1468 at Trieste
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, with miniatures, borders, etc., there are metal corners to the binding
Physical extent
196 Leaves
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Collection contents
Canonici Liturgical
'...Martyrologium siue Datarium secundum ritum Sancte Romane Ecclesie'
