Book of Hours, Use of Rome — 15th century, beginning; French
MS. Canon. Liturg. 76
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Description
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Title
Book of Hours, Use of Rome — 15th century, beginning; French
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 76
Place of origin
French
Date
15th century, beginning
Language
Latin
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
i + 2 + 160 (158) + i fol.
Decoration
Fine miniatures.
Fine historiated borders.
Fine historiated initials.
Fine other initials.
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Title
Hours of the Virgin, according to Roman use
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 76
Summary
Hours of the Virgin, according to Roman use, in Latin, preceded by a French Calendar and Capitula from the Gospels, and followed by:
The Hours 'de Cruce' (fol. 98)
Hours of the Holy Spirit (fol. 102)
The Penitential Psalms with Litany (fol. 106)
The 'Officium Mortuorum' (fol. 126)
The occurrence of St. Corentin of Quimper in gold in the Calendar points to the N.W. of France: but not long after the book was written it must have migrated to a Carthusian community at Asti; for fols. 27-9 ('Missa beate Virginis Marie secundum ordinem Cartusiensem') and fols. 158-60 ('Officium sacramenti Corporis et Sanguinis Christi', hour-services composed in 1339: imperfect at end) as well as a hymn to St. Mary Magdalene, etc., on fols. 3v-5v, signed 'F. T.', are in an Italian hand: and the additions of St. Secundus on Mar. 31 and Aug. 30 in the Calendar indicate Asti (after A.D. 1471).
There are several miniatures, illuminated borders, etc. Two leaves from a (late 15th cent.) missal are at fol. 1.
Date
Written in the 15th century in France and Italy
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, illuminated
Physical extent
161 Leaves
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Collection contents
Canonici Liturgical
Hours of the Virgin, according to Roman use
