Book of Hours, Use of Rome — 15th century, middle; Italian, Lombardy
MS. Canon. Liturg. 264
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Description
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Title
Book of Hours, Use of Rome — 15th century, middle; Italian, Lombardy
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 264
Associated place
Italian
Place of origin
Italian, Lombardy
Date
15th century, middle
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
217 (218) fol.
Decoration
Fine historiated borders.
Fine initials.
By two hands. A cutting pasted in, fol. 14, north Italian, 13th century, second half. (Pächt and Alexander ii. 722, pl. LXX)
Binding
16th century? (and earlier?), Italian: wood boards, narrow inside bevel; rich brocade, woven with a large acanthus-leaf pattern in yellow-gold on a blue background, covering the boards and originally the spine (there mostly lost); two clasps with straps of the same brocade over parchment linings, and scallop-shell shaped brass tips; edges gilt and gauffered. 143–148 99–100 c. 45–46 (book closed). The boards and sewing might be earlier than the 16th(?)-century fabric.
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Title
'...Offitium beate & gloriose Virginis Marie secundum consuetudinem Romane Curie'
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 264
Summary
'...Offitium beate & gloriose Virginis Marie secundum consuetudinem Romane Curie', preceded by calendar (fol. 2) then:
Mass of the Virgin (fol. 103v)
Penitential Psalms with litany (fol. 107)
'Officium sanctissime Crucis' (fol. 132v)
'Officium Sancti Spiritus' (fol. 136)
'Officium Mortuorum' (fol. 142)
Votive masses, and 'Le dodexe Sibille le quale hanno prophetizato del aduegnimento de Yhesu Christo' (fol. 213)
A full-page miniature is affixed to fol. 1v. 'Sancte Seqnti' (Secundus ?, not Sequentius) is twice in the list of saints in the litany: in the calendar St. Antony of Padua is in red. On fol. 14 are the arms, or an eagle displayed gules.
Date
Written in the 15th century in Italy
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, with fine small miniatures, borders, etc., binding, embroidered silk, blue and yellow, with clasps
Physical extent
218 Leaves
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Collection contents
Canonici Liturgical
'...Offitium beate & gloriose Virginis Marie secundum consuetudinem Romane Curie'
