Book of Hours, Use of Rome — c. 1470–80; Italian, Florence
MS. Canon. Liturg. 266
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Book of Hours, Use of Rome — c. 1470–80; Italian, Florence
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 266
Associated place
Italian
Place of origin
Italian, Florence
Date
c. 1470–80
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
238 (239) fol.
Decoration
Fine borders.
Fine historiated initials.
By Gherardo or Monte di Giovanni di Miniato (del Fora). (Pächt and Alexander ii. 317, pl. XXVIII)
Binding
16th century?, Italian: wood boards; brown leather, each cover blind-tooled with quadruple lines and a roll to form a central panel which contains gilt florets at the corners and a central gilt ‘yh’s’ monogram in a circle; original spine lost; two fore-edge clasps, of which the upper survives with its brown leather strap tooled with blind and gilt lines and metal-tipped (but two holes near centre of back cover suggest previous strap-and-pin fastenings); edges gilt, gauffered. Rebacked in matching leather, 20th century, Bodleian. 130 85–88 c. 55 (book closed). Manuscript written for a Benedictine nun named Catherine.
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Title
'...Officium beate Marie Virginis'
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 266
Summary
'...Officium beate Marie Virginis' according to the use of Rome, wanting the first leaf: preceded by a calendar (fol. 1) and followed by:
'Officium paruum Sancte Crucis compylatum a papa Iohanne xx[ii]o...' (fol. 103v)
The cxixth (Roman cxviiith) psalm (fol. 108v)
Penitential Psalms with litany (fol. 135)
Prayers, and 'Officium Mortuorum' (fol. 179)
On fols. 1, 13 'S' Mauritio (16th cent.). This is not certainly a Canonici book.
Date
Written in the 15th century in North Italy
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, with two small miniatures, borders, etc., binding, stamped leather on boards, with some gilt ornament, with clasp, Italian
Physical extent
238 Leaves
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Collection contents
Canonici Liturgical
'...Officium beate Marie Virginis'
