Book of Hours, Use of Rome — c. 1500; French
MS. Canon. Liturg. 55
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Book of Hours, Use of Rome — c. 1500; French
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 55
Associated place
French
Place of origin
French
Date
c. 1500
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
2 + 160 + 2 + 2 fol.
Decoration
Good miniatures.
Good borders.
Good initials. (Pächt and Alexander i. 811)
Binding
16th century, French?: pasteboards; brown leather, tooled with blind and gilt lines and an all-over design of gilt interlaced ribbon-work; at the centre of each cover, gilt letters ‘I B’; spine with gilt lines and a small gilt pattern at the centre of each panel, no title or label; no traces of clasps or ties; edges gilt, gauffered. Rebacked in lighter leather, 20th century, Bodleian, original spine re-laid. 158–159 105–107 c. 40 (book closed).
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Title
Hours of the Virgin, according to the use of Rome
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 55
Summary
Hours of the Virgin, according to the use of Rome, preceded by a French Calendar, the Capitula from the Gospels, etc., and followed by:
The Hours of the Cross (fol. 83)
The Hours of the Holy Spirit (fol. 87)
The Penitential Psalms with Litany (fol. 91)
The Office for the Dead (fol. 114) and prayers
There are illuminated borders, miniatures, etc., which cease at fol. 36.
Date
Written late in the 15th century in France
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, illuminated, binding, dark leather with gold tooling and 'I. B.' (French, 16th cent. ?)
Physical extent
164 Leaves
Custodial history
Owned by the 'Marchese Alessandro Fiaschi' in the 17th cent.
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Collection contents
Canonici Liturgical
Hours of the Virgin, according to the use of Rome
