Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Zouche Hours') — 14th century, third quarter; English
MS. Lat. liturg. e. 41
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Zouche Hours') — 14th century, third quarter; English
Shelfmark
MS. Lat. liturg. e. 41
Place of origin
English
Date
14th century, third quarter
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
iv + 86 leaves (fol. i–iv, 83–86 are later flyleaves)
Decoration
Fine miniatures. (fol.7) Annunciation. In border, to left and right, kneeling knights, the one on the left wearing a surcoat with the arms of Zouche (gules, bezanty with a canton ermine). The Zouche arms also occur on fol.18 (without the canton), 44v, 53, 59. Arms at the four corners of the border: top left, royal arms of England as borne by Edward III after 1339; top right, royal arms of England with a label of five points, as borne until 1351 by Henry, earl of Lancaster; bottom left, indecipherable; bottom right, badly rubbed, but apparently Zouche as above (fol.18) Nativity, with small miniature of the Three Kings in left hand border (fol.35v) Kiss of Judas (fol.40v) Christ before Pilate (fol.41) Ascension (fol.44) Christ carrying the cross (fol.44v) Coronation of the Virgin, with small miniature of angel playing harp in left hand border (fol.49v) Crucifixion (fol.50) risen Christ and Mary Magdalene (fol.52v) Deposition (fol.53) Virgin and Child (fol.57) Entombment (fol.59) Christ in majesty, in bottom border shield with instruments of the Passion.
Fine borders
Fine initials.
Binding
19th cent. binding preserved.
Re-bound 1997
Acquisition
Bought at Sotheby's 16 Dec. 1970, lot 42
Provenance
Kneeling knight with arms of Zouche, probably made for William, second Lord Zouche of Harringworth who served in France from 1344 to 1347 under Henry earl (later duke) of Lancaster (cf. arms on fol. 7). SS. Ermenilda, Wythburg, Etheldreda, and Botulph suggest an Ely connection; the Zouche family had lands in Cambridgeshire
Chertsey Abbey(?) (additions to the Calendar)
Deed of transfer of property in Devon from Peter Woodleigh to George Ford, 1568 (?)
R. D. Waddilove, dean of Ripon
His son, W. J. D. Waddilove
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