Book of Hours (Cistercian (?)) — 15th century, beginning; French, southern
MS. Canon. Liturg. 251
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Book of Hours (Cistercian (?)) — 15th century, beginning; French, southern
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 251
Place of origin
French, southern
Date
15th century, beginning
Language
Latin
Old Provençal (to 1500)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
ii + 245 + ii fol.
Decoration
Good miniatures.
Good borders.
Good initials.
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Title
Hours of the Virgin
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 251
Summary
Hours of the Virgin, preceded by a Calendar (fol. 2: first leaf lost), and followed by:
The Penitential Psalms with Litany (fol. 119)
Hours of the Cross (fol. 151)
Votive Masses (fol. 157)
'Stabat mater', etc. (fol. 242v)
Some Rubrics are in Provençal (?)
Provençal rubrics on:
Fol. 48v. (heading of 3 psalms for Tuesdays and Fridays)
Fol. 59. (heading of 3 psalms for Wednesdays and Saturdays)
Fols. 156v, 168v, 177v, 186. (heading of 3 psalms of Paschal mass, Pentecost mass, Our Lady's mass, mass of Nativity)
Fol. 209. (virtues of St. Augustine's prayer 'O dulcissime')
Fol. 218. (and of ps. 'Confitemini domino' with Gloria after each v.)
Fol. 227v. (virtues of St. Augustine's prayer)
Fol. 231. (heading of another prayer of his)
Also later Provençal additions to Calendar.
Date
Written in the 14th century in France (?)
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, with some miniatures, illuminated borders, etc.
Physical extent
248 Leaves
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Collection contents
Canonici Liturgical
Hours of the Virgin
