Book of Hours, Use of Rome — c. 1500–05 (?); Italian, Milan
MS. Douce 14
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Description
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Title
Book of Hours, Use of Rome — c. 1500–05 (?); Italian, Milan
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 14
Place of origin
Italian, Milan
Date
c. 1500–05 (?)
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
iii + 233leaves
Decoration
Fine miniatures.
Borders.
Initials. By the Master of the Arcimboldi Missal and another hand. (Pächt and Alexander ii. 991, pl. LXXXI)
Binding
Red velvet, about A.D. 1800.
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834
Provenance
Francis Douce, 1757–1834
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Title
The Hours of the Virgin according to the use of Rome, followed by the Hours of the Cross, the Hours of the Holy Spirit, the Mass of the Virgin, the Penitential Psalms with litany, and the Office for the Dead)
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 14
Summary
The Hours of the Virgin is followed by:
(fol. 116) the Hours of the Cross
(fol. 120b) the Hours of the Holy Spirit
(fol. 126) the Mass of the Virgin
(fol. 130) the Penitential Psalms with litany
(fol. 162) the Office for the Dead
There are many very fine miniatures, borders, etc.. A note by Douce ascribes 'the gems, cameos & flowers, and perhaps some of the miniatures' to Girolamo dai Libri. Stt. Miserilianus (Misellianus or Miserianus?) and Brandan occur in the litany at fol. 151.
On fols. 33v, 49, 77v, 116, 148, are the following arms:
Partyper pale, on the dexter side azure a shield argent within an orle or, surrounded by eight crosses of the last
The whole dimidiated per pale, on the sinister side first and fourth azure six plates, three two and one, a chief or, second azure four (?) fleurs de lys or on the sinister side a canton argent (?).
Third pily of nine traits (?) argent and sable.
On fol. 64 is a motto 'A bon droit.'.
Date
written in the first quarter of the 16th cent. in Italy
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, with illuminations, binding: red velvet, about A.D. 1800
Physical extent
233 Leaves
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Collection contents
The Hours of the Virgin according to the use of Rome, followed by the Hours of the Cross, the Hours of the Holy Spirit, the Mass of the Virgin, the Penitential Psalms with litany, and the Office for the Dead)
