Book of Hours (Bridgettine) — 14th century; Italian
MS. Canon. Liturg. 199
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Book of Hours (Bridgettine) — 14th century; Italian
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 199
Associated place
Italian
Place of origin
Italian
Date
14th century
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
1 + 201 + 1 + i fol.
Binding
14th century, second half (?), Italian (perhaps as MS.): wood boards, inside bevel; light brown leather, blind-tooled on each cover with septuple lines and small stars in overall diamond-filled panels; spine cross-hatched with double lines; traces of two strap-and-pin fastenings from the front board’s fore-edge to centre back cover, all lost; edges plain. Rebacked (original spine re-laid) and all edges re-lined in matching leather, late 19th century, Bodleian. 258–260 175–177 c. 58 (book closed).
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Title
'...Officium beate Virginis Marie...'
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 199
Summary
'...Officium beate Virginis Marie ... secundum morem regule et ordinis Sancti Salvatoris, ordinatum & distinctum per ferias, prout fuit reuelatum per angelum ... beate Brigide, per sorores eiusdem ordinis decantandum', Bridgettine offices for each day of the week.
Date
Written in the 14th century in Italy
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, binding, leather on boards with stamped lines, contemporary (?)
Physical extent
203 Leaves
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Collection contents
Canonici Liturgical
'...Officium beate Virginis Marie...'
