Book of Hours, Use of Rouen — 16th century, first quarter; French, Normandy
MS. Douce 72
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Description
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Title
Book of Hours, Use of Rouen — 16th century, first quarter; French, Normandy
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 72
Place of origin
French, Normandy
Date
16th century, first quarter
Language
Latin
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
iii + 83leaves
Decoration
Good miniatures.
Good historiated and other borders.
Good initials.
Binding
Green morocco, with elaborate gold tooling and insertions of red and yellow pieces, 18th cent. (?).
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834
Provenance
Francis Douce, 1757–1834
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Title
Hours of the Virgin according to the use of Rouen, preceded by a French calendar (fol. 1) and capitula, etc. (fol. 7v)
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 72
Summary
Also followed by:
(fol. 45v) the 'Septem psalmi penitenciales' with litany
(fol. 55v) the Office for the Dead
(fol. 70) prayers and suffrages
two French prayers to st. John Baptist and st. Margaret, preceded at fol. 76 by a full-page miniature of these saints pleading before the Virgin and Child for a man and woman for whom the book was no doubt written and whose arms are below (Aubépine ?, and the same dimidiating, according to the 1840 Catalogue, St. Hirier).
The Hours of the Cross and of the Holy Spirit are worked in at fols. 28v, 29v, etc. There are many ornate miniatures.
Date
written in the second half of the 15th cent. in France
Language
Latin
French
Physical facet
On parchment, illuminated borders, binding: green morocco, with elaborate gold tooling and insertions of red and yellow pieces, 18th cent. (?)
Physical extent
83 Leaves
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Collection contents
Hours of the Virgin according to the use of Rouen, preceded by a French calendar (fol. 1) and capitula, etc. (fol. 7v)
