Book of Hours, Use of Amiens — 15th century, end; French

Title

Book of Hours, Use of Amiens — 15th century, end; French

Shelfmark

MS. Douce 152

Place of origin

French

Date

15th century, end

Language

Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

vi + 89leaves

Decoration

Good miniatures.

Good historiated borders.

Good initials.

Acquisition

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834

Provenance

From the P. A. Crevenna sale at Amsterdam, 1790, according to Donce's note: the lettering of the binding is Dutch.

Francis Douce, 1757–1834

Title

Hours of the Virgin according to the use of Amiens

Shelfmark

MS. Douce 152

Summary

Preceded by a French calendar (fol. 1), and followed by:

the Hours of the Cross (fol. 50)

'Heures du Sainct Esprit' (fol. 53)

the Penitential Psalms with litany (fol. 56)

'Vigilles des mors' (fol. 67)

suffrages (fol. 82)

Stt. Firminus ('Fremin', two bishops), Honoratus, Fuscianus, and (fol. 83) Sabrius are prominent. The numerous miniatures are in a rough but characteristic style, and every margin has in its ornament either grotesques or types of men in various employments. The symbols 'G. M.', 'G.Y.', 'b. 1.' and the motto 'Je me plains' are common, and 'G. b.' is found. The arms on fols. 38, 66v, 77 (cf. 20v) are perhaps those of Maréchal.

Date

written in the 15th cent. in France

Language

Latin

Physical facet

On parchment, illuminated

Physical extent

89 Leaves

Custodial history

From the P. A. Crevenna sale at Amsterdam, 1790, according to Douce's note: the lettering of the binding is Dutch.