Book of Hours, Use of Rouen. — 15th century, first half; French, North (?)
MS. Barlow 30
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Book of Hours, Use of Rouen. — 15th century, first half; French, North (?)
Shelfmark
MS. Barlow 30
Place of origin
French, North (?)
Date
15th century, first half
Language
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
i + 87 + 2 + i fol.
Decoration
Fine borders.
Fine initials.
Binding
Blind-tooled brown leather, late 17th-cent. English work.
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1691
Provenance
Thomas Barlow, 1607–1691
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Title
A much mutilated book of the Hours of the Virgin Mary
Shelfmark
MS. Barlow 30
Summary
A much mutilated book of the Hours of the Virgin Mary, beginning in Lauds, which are followed by memoriae to various saints. At fol. 67 begins abruptly a French hymn to st. Margaret, followed by suffrages (fol. 87), and an English prayer in a hand of about 1600, beg. 'My lord Jesu I desire the be not fare from me' (fol. 88, cf. fol. 24).
Leaves have been cut out between fols. 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-17, 17-18, 18-19, 20-1, 21-2, 22-3, 26-7, 30-1, 31-2, 35-6, 45-6, 66-7.
Date
Written in the 15th century in France
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, binding, blind-tooled brown leather, late 17th-cent. English work, with illuminated capitals, borders, etc.
Physical extent
90 Leaves
Custodial history
A fragmentary inscription, beg. 'Iste liberd' [sic] constat Wilhelmi Aysche', gives details of the Aysche family (fol. 89). 'Augnes Husee is boke 1507' (ib.).
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Collection contents
A much mutilated book of the Hours of the Virgin Mary
