Book of Hours, Use of Rome — 1468; Italian, Parma
MS. Canon. Liturg. 243
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Description
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Title
Book of Hours, Use of Rome — 1468; Italian, Parma
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 243
Associated place
Italian
Place of origin
Italian, Parma
Date
1468
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
i + 127 + xiv fols.
Decoration
Initials. Written by Petrus de Zangrandis, fol. 119v. (Pächt and Alexander ii. 844)
Binding
18th century?, Italian: pasteboards?; grainy, dark brown leather, blind-tooled with a single line round edges of each cover and a floral tool at each corner (possibly also in spine-panels, but if so very faint); no clasps; edges stained red, for this binding. 101 75–76 c. 30 (book closed).
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Title
Hours of the Virgin according to the use of Rome
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 243
Summary
Hours of the Virgin according to the use of Rome, preceded by a Calendar (fol. 1), and followed by:
The Penitential Psalms with Litany (fol. 95)
The Penitential Psalms with Litany (fol. 95)
A Mass of the Virgin (fol. 120), etc.
The two chief pieces have lost their first leaves (after fols. 15, 94).
Date
Written in 1468 by Petrus de Gangrandis at Parma (?)
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, with coloured capitals, etc., mutilated
Physical extent
143 Leaves
Custodial history
At fol. 119v is 'Ego Petrus de Gangrandis scripsi hunc librum die Iunii xxiiijo M cccc lxviij.' In the Calendar on Dec. 4 is 'Bernardi episcopi Parmensis et confessoris' in red.
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Collection contents
Canonici Liturgical
Hours of the Virgin according to the use of Rome
