Book of Hours, Use of Sarum — 15th century, beginning; French, Normandy
MS. Gough Liturg. 10
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Description
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Title
Book of Hours, Use of Sarum — 15th century, beginning; French, Normandy
Shelfmark
MS. Gough Liturg. 10
Place of origin
French, Normandy
Date
15th century, beginning
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
1 + 136 (135) + 1 fol.
Decoration
Good miniatures.
Good borders.
Good historiated initials.
Good other initials.
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Title
Hours of the Virgin Mary according to the use of Sarum
Shelfmark
MS. Gough Liturg. 10
Summary
Hours of the Virgin Mary according to the use of Sarum, preceded by a calendar, and followed by:
The Salve Regina with commentary (fol. 49v)
Prayers, 'Septem gaudia in honore beate Marie Virginis', etc. (fol. 59)
The prayer of Bede (fol. 65), the Penitential Psalms with litany (fol. 70)
The Office for the Dead with Commendatio animarum (fol. 86)
'Psalmi de Passione' (fol. 120)
The Psalter of St. Jerome (fol. 125v)
The Hours of the Holy Cross appear to be worked in
The Compline service of the ordinary Hours begins with 'Deus in adiutorium.' On the first few miniatures occur a coat of arms, quarterly, 1st and 4th sable a fess coticed argent, 2nd and 3rd gules three bars argent. Leaves are missing after fols. 69, 85, probably bearing full-page miniatures.
Date
Written in the first half of the 15th century in England
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, with some small miniatures, illuminated borders, etc.
Physical extent
137 Leaves
Custodial history
'Mihi don. misit M. Pet. Savarij è civitat. Rothom. 1772. E. R. M[ores].'.
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Collection contents
Liturgies
Liturgies MSS.
Hours of the Virgin Mary according to the use of Sarum
