Offices (private, for the use of a Franciscan) — 16th century – 17th century; Spanish

Title

Offices (private, for the use of a Franciscan) — 16th century – 17th century; Spanish

Shelfmark

MS. Canon. Liturg. 279

Associated place

Spanish

Place of origin

Spanish

Date

16th century – 17th century

Language

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Decoration

Border.

Initials. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 1333)

Binding

16th century, late, or 17th century, Spanish? (probably as MS.): wood boards, slight inside bevel; dark brown leather, gilt tooled with roll and stamps to form on each cover a thin border with corner-pieces around a small centrepiece of ‘IH’S’ within an oval sunburst; gilding worn and rubbed, spine lost; remains of two fore-edge clasps with lost straps of similar leather (the surviving metalwork was probably originally under the leather); edges coloured red. Rebacked, late 19th or 20th century, Bodleian. 134–135 c. 93 c. 13–14 (book closed).

Title

Some private services for the use of a Franciscan

Shelfmark

MS. Canon. Liturg. 279

Summary

Some private services for the use of a Franciscan (see fol. 11v), consisting of prayers, psalms, versicles, antiphons, etc.

Date

Written in the 15th century in Italy

Language

Latin

Physical facet

On parchment, with coloured capitals, etc.

Physical extent

20 Leaves