Breviary, Use of Rome (Franciscan), Calendar, Proprium de Tempore, Psalter, etc. — 15th century, end; Italy, Venice

Title

Breviary, Use of Rome (Franciscan), Calendar, Proprium de Tempore, Psalter, etc. — 15th century, end; Italy, Venice

Shelfmark

MS. Canon. Liturg. 169

Associated place

Italy

Place of origin

Italy, Venice

Date

15th century, end

Language

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

2 + 525 (526) + 2 leaves.

Decoration

Fine historiated borders

Fine initials

Historiated initial F(of 'Fratres') with St Paul holding a sword. Smaller decorated initials with penwork flourishing. Panel border decorated with penwork and flowers. In corners, small miniatures with birds, a stag and a monkey eating a fruit. In the right border, medallion with God holding an orb. In the lower border, a coat of arms held by putti (Based on the description created for the Bodleian slide and filmstrip collection)

Binding

15th century, end, Italy(as manuscript): wood boards, inside bevel; brown leather, blind-tooled with quadruple lines and strapwork, cross-hatching on spine; traces of two strap-and-pin clasps, with lost straps of red textile nailed at front fore-edge with prominent star-shaped nails and running to lost pins near centre of back cover; edges gilt, gauffered. Rebacked, preserving original spine, 1964, Bodleian 170–172 113–116 c. 90–95 (book closed)

Title

'...Breuiarium secundum consuetudinem Romane Curie'

Shelfmark

MS. Canon. Liturg. 169

Summary

'...Breuiarium secundum consuetudinem Romane Curie', a Franciscan Breviary consisting of:

Calendar (fol. 1)

Proprium de Tempore (fol. 7)

Psalter, etc. (fol. 237)

'Proprium de Sanctis' (fol. 311)

'Commune Sanctorum' (fol. 487) with smaller offices and benedictions

Date

Written in the 15th century in Italy

Language

Latin

Physical facet

On parchment, in double columns, with small miniatures, borders, etc.

Physical extent

528 Leaves