Book of Hours, Use of Rome — 15th century, end; Italian, Venice (?)

Title

Book of Hours, Use of Rome — 15th century, end; Italian, Venice (?)

Shelfmark

MS. Canon. Liturg. 33

Associated place

Italian

Place of origin

Italian, Venice (?)

Date

15th century, end

Language

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

1 + 183 (184) + 2 fol.

Decoration

Border.

Historated initial. (Pächt and Alexander ii. 589)

Binding

15th century, end, Italian (as MS.): wood boards with narrow inside bevel; hard, dark brown polished leather, cuir ciselé, each cover incised with a panel of elaborate acanthus foliage stemming from a small vase at foot, in relief on a stippled ground; spine similarly decorated; traces of a lost central clasp, and of diagonal oversewing of endbands in red and green thread; gilt gauffered edges (worn). Added on spine, 17th or 18th century, a large paper label and a red wax seal with a damaged impression of a lion rampant; trace of similar red wax at centre of back cover. A miniature book, 92 66–67 c. 40 (book closed).

Title

'...Officium beate Marie Virginis secundum consuetudinem Curie Romane'

Shelfmark

MS. Canon. Liturg. 33

Summary

'... Officium beate Marie Virginis secundum consuetudinem Curie Romane', followed by:

'Officium in agenda Mortuorum' (fol. 73)

The Penitential Psalms with Litany (fol. 122)

'Missa beate Marie Virginis' (fol. 145)

'Officium Passionis ... Iesu Christi' (fol. 152)

'Officium sancte Crucis' (fol. 179)

Date

Written in the 15th century in Italy

Language

Latin

Physical facet

On parchment, with coloured border, etc., binding, black embossed leather on boards, Italian

Physical extent

186 Leaves