Book of Hours — 15th century; English
MS. Barlow 47
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Book of Hours — 15th century; English
Shelfmark
MS. Barlow 47
Place of origin
English
Date
15th century
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
24 + 147 + 3 fol.
Binding
Stamped brown leather on boards.
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1691
Provenance
Thomas Barlow, 1607–1691
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Title
The Hours of the Virgin Mary
Shelfmark
MS. Barlow 47
Summary
The Hours of the Virgin Mary, imperfect, preceded by a calendar (fol. 1), and followed by memoriae (fol. 34), the penitential psalms and litany (fol. 62), a hymnal, beg. 'Gaude flore virginali' (fol. 79), and private devotions for one 'Gulliermus'.
Leaves have been cut out at fols. 22-3, 41-2, 46-7, 49-50, 74-5.
Date
Written in the 15th cent. in England
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, binding, stamped brown leather on boards
Physical extent
150 Leaves
Custodial history
On fol. 1 is 'Liber Thome Barlow è collegio Reg. Oxon., 1647', with his motto 'Aἰε'ν ɑ'ριστεύειν'. At fol. 149v is 'Nativitas Willelmi Milett filii Willelmi Milett erat die Veneris videlicet xvj die Septembris anno regni regis Edwardi tertii xiiij inter horam viij et horam ix ante nonam'. Fol. 150 has 'John Mannyng hys booke' (early 16th cent.), and 15th-cent. verses ending 'Therfor thys booke I geve with exortacioun | To prey for hym the wyche thes wordes hathe seayd | Borne he was in and named Robard Toteayd'.
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Collection contents
The Hours of the Virgin Mary
