Breviary (Carthusian) — 15th century, end; Italian, Venice (?)
MS. Canon. Liturg. 162
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Breviary (Carthusian) — 15th century, end; Italian, Venice (?)
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 162
Associated place
Italian
Venice
Place of origin
Italian, Venice (?)
Date
15th century, end
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Decoration
Fine borders.
Fine initials. (Pächt and Alexander ii. 591, pl. LVI)
Binding
15th century, end, Italian (as MS., Venice?): wood boards, inside bevel; polished dark brown leather (now lightened with rubbing), tooled with blind lines, blind and gilt strapwork, small gilt leaf-tools, and blind cross-hatching on spine; remains of four clasps with brown leather straps (lost, with parchment cores) and embossed catch-plates surviving on back cover, two with a double-headed eagle design; edges gilt, gauffered (worn). 175 125–9 c. 80–83 (book closed).
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Title
A Carthusian Breviary
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 162
Summary
A Carthusian Breviary, consisting of:
A Calendar (fol. 1)
Psalter with Canticles and Creeds (fol. 7)
A Litany (fol. 88v)
Hymnal (fol. 96)
'Officium beate Virginis Marie' (fol. 103)
'Officium defunctorum', Capitula and Collects (fol. 115)
Proprium de Tempore, lessons (fol. 152b)
Proprium Sanctorum, lessons (fol. 384)
'Constitutiones diuini officii', a short ordinal (fol. 429)
On a gem figured on fol. 115 is 'Damice . sia . honesto': fol. 152b is mutilated
Date
Written in the 15th century in Italy
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, in double columns. With illuminated borders, etc., binding, dark leather on boards, with blind and gold tooling (Italian, contemporary), claspslost
Physical extent
439 Leaves
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Collection contents
Canonici Liturgical
A Carthusian Breviary
