Book of Hours, Use of Évreux — 15th century, third quarter; French, Normandy
MS. Canon. Liturg. 283
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Book of Hours, Use of Évreux — 15th century, third quarter; French, Normandy
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 283
Associated place
French
Place of origin
French, Normandy
Date
15th century, third quarter
Language
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
3 + 154 + 2 fol.
Decoration
Good miniatures by several hands.
Good historiated borders.
Good initials. (Pächt and Alexander i. 732)
Binding
16th century, French?: pasteboards; brown leather, gilt-tooled with an all-over pattern of lines, stems, shells and leaves, the stems further highlighted with lighter brown paint (now worn); at centre of each cover in gilt letters, initials ‘.A.P.’; spine in same style, no title or label; traces of four lost pairs of ties of blue textile; edges gilt, gauffered with a leafy pattern. Spine re-laid onto modern reback leather of similar colour, 20th century, Bodleian. 183 138–140 c. 48–50 (book closed).
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Title
Hours of the Virgin
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 283
Summary
Hours of the Virgin, according to the use of Evreux, preceded by a French calendar, and followed by:
The Penitential Psalms with litany (fol. 75)
The Office 'pro Deffunctis' (fol. 99)
The Hours of the Cross and' de Sancto Spiritu' are worked in, at fols. 39, 40 etc.
There are many miniatures, with grotesques in the margin, and the calendar has illustrations of the seasons and zodiacal signs: a cannon is represented at fol. 85.
Date
Written in the 15th century in France
Language
French
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, with miniatures, illuminated borders, etc., binding, dark leather with elaborate gold ornament (16th cent.?, French), and 'A. P.'
Physical extent
156 Leaves
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Collection contents
Canonici Liturgical
Hours of the Virgin
