Book of Hours, Use of Rome — 15th century, beginning; Dutch (?)
MS. Rawl. liturg. e. 10
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Book of Hours, Use of Rome — 15th century, beginning; Dutch (?)
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. liturg. e. 10
Place of origin
Dutch (?)
Date
15th century, beginning
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
ii + 106 + 1 fol.
Decoration
Good miniatures (fols. 4v and 80v)
Good borders more of Flemish type.
Good initials.
Binding
Contemporary stamped leather on boards, made in the Netherlands, bearing some such words as 'Ke : ceste : liver : lert' (??) ['ke : geste : liver : lera.' ? E.W.B.N.].
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1755
Provenance
'Thomas Best his Book' (17th cent.)
'Thomas Jameson his booke 1697'
In the F. Pole sale, March 1751, this volume was no. 1382.
Richard Rawlinson, 1690–1755
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