Book of Hours, Use of Sarum — 15th century, second quarter; English
MS. Dugdale 47
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Book of Hours, Use of Sarum — 15th century, second quarter; English
Shelfmark
MS. Dugdale 47
Place of origin
English
Date
15th century, second quarter
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
2 + 122 (120) + 3fol.
Decoration
Fine borders, initials. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 929)
Binding
White vellum on wooden boards, contemporary.
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Title
The Hours of the Virgin Mary
Shelfmark
MS. Dugdale 47
Summary
The Hours of the Virgin Mary, according to the use of Sarum, in Latin:
Preceded by a calendar (fol. 2)
Followed by the seven penitential psalms (fol. 46)
The fifteen psaltms and litany (fol. 50)
The office of the dead (fol. 61)
'Commendatio animarum' (fol. 78)
Psalms of the passion (fol. 86)
The psalter of st. Jerome (fol. 93)
In a later hand, a Latin prayer (fol. 107)
Notes (1489-1619) of births and obits of the Hales family, for whom the book was perhaps written, occur in the calendar and on fols. 127v-8.
Date
Written in the 15th century in England
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, illuminated; binding, white vellum on wooden boards, contemporary
Physical extent
125 Leaves
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Collection contents
The Hours of the Virgin Mary
