Book of Hours, Use of Sarum — 15th century, second quarter; English, East Anglia (?)
MS. Jones 46
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Book of Hours, Use of Sarum — 15th century, second quarter; English, East Anglia (?)
Shelfmark
MS. Jones 46
Place of origin
English, East Anglia (?)
Date
15th century, second quarter
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
i + 116 + 2 + i fol.
Decoration
DecorationFine border, initials. Written by or for John Wycham, monk of St. Leonard's priory, Norwich. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 970, pl. XCII)
Acquisition
Received by the Bodleian, 1708.
Provenance
Norwich, Norfolk, Benedictine priory of St Leonard; cell of Norwich (?) : For evidence of provenance see SC 8954. (MLGB3: Liturgical evidence, often to be found in the kalendar).
Henry Jones, -1707
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Title
Horae beatae Mariae Virginis, etc.
Shelfmark
MS. Jones 46
Summary
Horae beatae Mariae Virginis: preceded by a Calendar (fol. 2), and followed by:
The Seven Penitential Psalms (fol. 50)
A Litany (fol. 60v)
The Placebo and Dirige (fol. 69)
Fols. 108-117 are occupied by prayers of the latter part of the 15th cent., invoking especially king Henry VI
Date
Written early in the 15th century in England
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, with illuminated borders, etc.
Physical extent
120 Leaves
Custodial history
Fol. 107. 'Hec cum dicetis Iohannem Wycham memoretis. Vt penetret celum breuis est oratio telum', in the original scribe's hand. John Wycham was no doubt a Benedictine monk of St. Leonard's Priory (cf. fol. 25, before which a leaf has been cut out), at Norwich (cf. the Calendar), which was famous for its miraculous image of Henry VI. 'Gulielmus Bisshopp' and 'Barnabas Bisshop' seem to have been 17th cent. owners.
The place of this MS. was for some years before 1888 occupied by MS. Rawl. Liturg. e. 1, this MS. then standing as MS. Barlow 46: see MS. Jones 47.
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Collection contents
Horae beatae Mariae Virginis, etc.
