Book of Hours, Dominican Use — 1486; Austrian, Kramsach (Voldöpp), Dominican house of Mariathal
MS. Broxb. 85.4
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Book of Hours, Dominican Use — 1486; Austrian, Kramsach (Voldöpp), Dominican house of Mariathal
Shelfmark
MS. Broxb. 85.4
Place of origin
Austrian, Kramsach (Voldöpp), Dominican house of Mariathal
Date
1486
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
i + 74 + i fols.
Decoration
Illuminated miniatures
Borders
Initials
Coloured initials
Rubrics
Binding
Blind-stamped (originally gilt?) leather, over boards, 16th-century.
Provenance
Fol. 74v: Dausennt Vnnd Viehundert Sex und achtzig. Setz ich bruder Johannes Peckslacher Die geschrifft Jar Tes dritten tag alt wardt. das Monat december. Ich detz selbet. auf aiggem mutt. weder umb gelt noch umb gut. Der edlen Vnnd gaistlichenn Junckfrauen . frauen Barbara Intalerin Schonch ich das Clainath zu ainen gutten Jar. Si was des selben Jars Priorin wirdiglich Auch dar uor wol xvij Jar hethe geregirt. Vnnd mein aller lieste Apolonia Terchingerin Suppriorin. B. C. M. A. I. A miniature on fol. 13 shows a Dominican friar with an open book bearing the initials 'P.J.' kneeling opposite a Dominican nun with an open book showing 'B.I.'.
The calendar is basically Dominican plus Apollonia (9 Feb.) in the original hand and three feasts added later - the translation of St Barbara totum duplex (2 Sept.) and St Barbara with octave (4 and 11 Dec.).
Hic liber est G. phi. Com., Georgius Philippus Comes de Lirdentam, 16th century, inside front cover.
C. W. Dyson Perrins
Sotheby's, 29 Nov. 1960, lot 141.
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