Book of Hours — c. 1450–1470; France
MS. Douce 77
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Book of Hours — c. 1450–1470; France
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 77
Place of origin
France
Date
c. 1450–1470
Language
Latin
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
i + 69leaves
Decoration
Fine miniatures
Fine historiated borders Every page has an elaborate border with grotesques, birds, and flowers. Nearly every leaf has the same illumination on the verso as on the recto, but reversed.
Fine initials
Binding
Red velvet, rebacked
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834
Provenance
Francis Douce, 1757–1834
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Title
Book of Hours
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 77
Summary
Part of a Book of Hours, including:
(fol. 1) the Office for the Dead: wanting the last leaf
(fol. 47) the Fifteen Joys, in French
(fol. 52) the Seven Requests, in French: wanting the last leaf
hymn, imperfect at beginning
suffrages.
There are several miniatures, and every page has an elaborate border with grotesques, birds, and flowers. Nearly every leaf has the same illumination on the verso as on the recto, but reversed.
Date
written in the early part of the 15th cent. in France
Language
Latin
French
Physical facet
On parchment, illuminated, binding: red velvet, rebacked
Physical extent
69 Leaves
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