Book of Hours, Use of Rome — 15th century, beginning; Netherlandish

Title

Book of Hours, Use of Rome — 15th century, beginning; Netherlandish

Shelfmark

MS. Canon. Liturg. 276

Associated place

Italian

Place of origin

Netherlandish

Date

15th century, beginning

Language

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

ii + 84 + 1 + ii fol.

Decoration

Fine miniatures.

Fine borders.

Fine initials. (Pächt and Alexander i. 204, pl. XV)

Binding

A composite binding, of early boards with later covering:

15th century? (as MS.?): wood boards, narrow inside bevel, rounded corners, with grooves for two broad straps at fore-edge of upper board, and possible traces of bosses at lower board.

16th century or 17th century?, Italian?: later covering of thin red silk, undecorated, not allowing for the boards’ clasps or bosses; spine lost; edges gilt, gauffered; paper flyleaves with anchor watermark.

20th century, 1952, Bodleian: rebacked in red leather. 201–202 134–135 c. 33–34 (book closed).

Title

'...Offitium beate Marie Virginis secundum consuetudinem Romane ecclesie'

Shelfmark

MS. Canon. Liturg. 276

Summary

'...Offitium beate Marie Virginis secundum consuetudinem Romane ecclesie', preceded by:

A calendar (fol. 1)

'Missa de sancta Maria' (fol. 8)

'Offitium de sancta Cruce' (fol. 15)

Followed by:

The Penitential Psalms with litany (fol. 59)

The 'Vigilie Mortuorum' (fol. 69)

There are eleven full-page miniatures, but one is perhaps lost after fol. 52.

Date

Written in the 15th century in N.E. France (?)

Language

Latin

Physical facet

On parchment, with fine miniatures, borders, etc., binding, red silk

Physical extent

87 Leaves