Book of Hours, Use of Rome — 15th century, third quarter; Italian, Venice
MS. Canon. Liturg. 34
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Description
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Title
Book of Hours, Use of Rome — 15th century, third quarter; Italian, Venice
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 34
Place of origin
Italian, Venice
Date
15th century, third quarter
Language
Italian
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
i + 2 + 284 + 2 + i fol.
Decoration
Good historiated initials.
Good other initials.
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Title
'...Officium beate Virginis secundum ordinem monasticum'
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 34
Summary
'...Officium beate Virginis secundum ordinem monasticum', according to the use of Rome, written for a Benedictine nun (?: see foll. 273v, 274r): followed by:
The ' Ordo canticum graduum psalmus', the Gradual Psalms (fol. 61)
'Officium in agenda Mortuorum' (fol. 67) with the Commemoratio
The Penitential Psalms with Litany (fol. 143v)
The 'Officium sanctissime Passionis ... Yesu Christi' (fol. 180)
The 'Officium sanctissime Crucis' (fol. 207)
'Letania pro sancta Maria ...' (fol. 219)
antiphons, etc. (fols. 226, 245)
'Letanie de Passione Domini' (fol. 249)
A few of the prayers are in Italian. The Venetian people is mentioned in the Litany (fol. 162), and St. Servulus. Fols. 169-179, 283-4 are in a later hand than the rest. Leaves are lost after fols. 205, 225, 244, 282.
Date
Written in the 15th century in Venice (?)
Language
Italian
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, with illuminated borders, miniatures, etc., imperfect
Physical extent
287 Leaves
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Collection contents
Canonici Liturgical
'...Officium beate Virginis secundum ordinem monasticum'
