Book of Hours, Use of Rome — 14th century, end; French, Paris

Title

Book of Hours, Use of Rome — 14th century, end; French, Paris

Shelfmark

MS. Canon. Liturg. 63

Associated place

Italian

Place of origin

French, Paris

Date

14th century, end

Language

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

1 + 221 + 5 + 1 fol.

Decoration

Good miniatures.

Good borders.

Good initials. (Pächt and Alexander i. 616, pl. XLVI)

Binding

16th century, late, or 17th century, Italian?: pasteboards; dark brown polished leather, tooled with blind and gilt lines, a gilt frame and corner-pieces, and gilt centrepieces of the Crucified Christ (front) or Virgin and Child (back), each amidst gilt stars; spine with blind and gilt lines and a gilt stamp; remains of two clasps with (lost) straps of similar gilt leather; edges gilt, gauffered (worn). Sewn on five double cords (medieval sewing?). Top of spine repaired with new leather, 20th century?, Bodleian. 147–150 c. 100 c. 45–8 (book closed).

Title

Hours of the Virgin, according to the Roman use

Shelfmark

MS. Canon. Liturg. 63

Summary

Hours of the Virgin, according to the Roman use, in Latin: preceded by a Calendar and the Capitula from the Gospels, and followed by:

The Penitential Psalms with Litany (fol. 121)

'Hore de sancta Cruce' (fol. 147v)

Horae 'de Sancto Spiritu' (fol. 153)

The Office for the Dead (fol. 158v)

There are miniatures and illuminated borders, but other leaves bearing them are lost after fols. 20a, 43, 82, 84.

The word 'Lorenese' is written on the inside of the last cover.

Date

Written early in the 15th century in France

Language

Latin

Physical facet

On parchment, illuminated, imperfect

Physical extent

227 Leaves